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2002 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 2002 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election?

Gene Taylor won the 2002 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election. Gene Taylor received 121,742 popular votes (75.21%). The main challenger was Karl Cleveland Mertz (21.24%).

See the full head-to-head between Taylor and Mertz

Taylor +54.0 pts · won by 87,369 votes
Gene TaylorDemocraticWINNER75.21%
121,742 votes
Karl Cleveland MertzRepublican21.24%
34,373 votes
Wayne L. ParkerLibertarian2.05%
3,311 votes
Thomas HuffmasterReform1.51%
2,442 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.