Ronnie Shows

U.S. Representative
Born
January 26, 1947
Current age
79
Home state
Mississippi
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1998–2002
Career timeline
2-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Shows265,168
Opponents290,216
3
Elections run

Between 1998 and 2002, Ronnie Shows ran in 3 U.S. House elections, winning 2 and losing 1. Shows's biggest single-election total was 115,732 votes, in the 2000 U.S. House election in Mississippi's District 4. Shows's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. House election in Mississippi's District 4, decided by 11,701 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Mississippi's District 3, every U.S. House race in Mississippi's District 4, or all 2002 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Ronnie Shows received?

Ronnie Shows has received 265,168 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–1.

Election history

Ronnie Shows’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2002U.S. HouseMississippiLost76,18434.76%Charles W. Chip Pickering Jr.
Jim Giles

Harvey L. Darden

Brad A. McDonald

Carroll Grantham
2000U.S. HouseMississippiWon115,73258.15%Dunn Lampton
Ernie John Hopkins

Betty Pharr
1998U.S. HouseMississippiWon73,25253.39%Delbert Hosemann
William Fausek

Vince Thornton

Kenneth W. Welch
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S001147) and Wikidata (Q2166034). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ronnie Shows: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ronnie-shows. 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.