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1978-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Mississippi (All Districts)


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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



DistrictWinnerRunner-Up Other Total Votes
District 01 Jamie Whitten* (D) 57,358 66.6% T.K. Moffett (R) 26,734 31.0% 2,059 [+] 2.4% 86,151
District 02 David Bowen* (D) 57,678 61.7% Roland Byrd (R) 35,730 38.3% 0 0.0% 93,408
District 03 Sonny Montgomery* (D) 101,685 92.4% Dorothy Cleveland (R) 8,408 7.6% 0 0.0% 110,093
District 04 Jon Hinson (R) 68,225 51.6% John H. Stennis (D) 34,837 26.4% 29,070 [+] 22.0% 132,132
District 05 Trent Lott* (R) 97,177 100.0% 0 0.0% 97,177
Total R vote: 236,274 (45.5%)      Total D vote: 251,558 (48.5%)
Opposed races only       Total R vote: 139,097 (33.0%)      Total D vote: 251,558 (59.6%)