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2008 Mississippi U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2008 Mississippi U.S. House District 1 Election?

Travis W. Childers won the 2008 Mississippi U.S. House District 1 Election. Travis W. Childers received 185,959 popular votes (54.47%). The main challenger was Greg Davis (43.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Childers and Davis

Childers +10.6 pts · won by 36,141 votes
Travis W. ChildersDemocraticWINNER54.47%
185,959 votes
Greg DavisRepublican43.88%
149,818 votes
Wally PangIndependent1.09%
3,736 votes
John M. Wages Jr.Green0.55%
1,876 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.