Gene Taylor

★ U.S. Representative

Born: September 17, 1953
Current age: 72
Home state: Mississippi
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 1988–2010

Career timeline

1988Rep 1990Rep 1992Rep 1994Rep 1996Rep 1998Rep

2000Rep 2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep 2008Rep 2010Rep

10-2

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Taylor1.4M

Opponents727,999

Elections run

Between 1988 and 2010, Gene Taylor ran in 12 U.S. House elections, winning 10 and losing 2. Taylor's biggest single-election total was 216,542 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Mississippi's District 4. Taylor's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Mississippi's District 5, decided by 24,604 votes.

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How many votes has Gene Taylor received?

Gene Taylor has received 1,425,747 popular votes across 12 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–2.

Election history

Gene Taylor’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2010	U.S. HouseMississippi	Lost	95,24346.83%	Steven M. Palazzo Kenneth Tim Hampton Anna Jewel Revies
2008	U.S. HouseMississippi	Won	216,54274.54%	John McCay III
2006	U.S. HouseMississippi	Won	110,99679.79%	Randy McDonnell (head-to-head)
2004	U.S. HouseMississippi	Won	179,97964.19%	Michael Lott Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill
2002	U.S. HouseMississippi	Won	121,74275.21%	Karl Cleveland Mertz Wayne L. Parker (head-to-head) Thomas Huffmaster
2000	U.S. HouseMississippi	Won	153,26478.84%	Randy McDonnell (head-to-head) Wayne L. Parker (head-to-head) Katie Perrone
1998	U.S. HouseMississippi	Won	78,66177.81%	Randy McDonnell (head-to-head) Ray Coffey Robert W. Claunch Philip Mayeux (head-to-head)
1996	U.S. HouseMississippi	Won	103,41558.28%	Dennis Dollar Le'Roy C. Carney Dan E. Rogers Jordan N. Gollub Philip Mayeux (head-to-head)
1994	U.S. HouseMississippi	Won	73,17960.1%	George Barlos
1992	U.S. HouseMississippi	Won	120,76663.21%	Paul Harvey Shawn O'Hara
1990	U.S. HouseMississippi	Won	89,92681.37%	Sheila A. Smith
1988	U.S. HouseMississippi	Lost	82,03445.02%	Larkin Smith

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000074) and Wikidata (Q452955). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Gene Taylor: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/gene-taylor-mississippi. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.