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      Home/Elections/1996/US House/Mississippi/MS-05
      1996·US House·Mississippi·District profile →

      Mississippi District 5 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Gene Taylor
      58.3%103,415 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Dennis Earl Dollar
      40.1%71,114 votes
      Margin
      D+18.2
      177,445 total votes
      6 candidates177,445 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Gene TaylorDEM✓
      		DEM103,41558.3%
      Dennis Earl DollarREP
      		REP71,11440.1%
      Le'roy C CarneyIND
      		IND1,8321.0%
      Dan E RogersLIB
      		LIB4830.3%
      Jordan N GollubOTH
      		OTH4290.2%
      Philip MayeuxOTH
      		OTH1720.1%

      Seat History

      US House in Mississippi

      2000
      Gene TaylorDEM
      D+60.7
      1998
      Gene TaylorDEM
      D+58.7
      1994
      Gene TaylorDEM
      D+20.2
      1992
      Gene TaylorDEM
      D+27.8
      Redistricted
      1990
      Gene TaylorDEM
      D+62.7
      1988
      Larkin SmithREP
      R+10.0
      1986
      Trent LottREP
      R+64.7
      1984
      Trent LottREP
      R+69.3
      1982
      Trent LottREP
      R+57.1
      Redistricted
      1980
      Trent LottREP
      R+47.8
      1978
      Trent LottREP
      R+100.0
      1976
      Trent LottREP
      R+36.4
      View all US House history for Mississippi →

      Candidates

      Gene TaylorDEM
      Record18W-3L
      Avg MarginD+64.0
      Career1970-2010
      US House / State Senate / State House
      Full profile →
      Dan E RogersLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-1996
      US House
      Full profile →
      Dennis Earl DollarDEM
      Record2W-1L
      Avg MarginD+80.3
      Career1975-1996
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Jordan N GollubOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-1996
      US House
      Full profile →
      Le'roy C CarneyIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-1996
      US House
      Full profile →
      Philip MayeuxOTH
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-1998
      US House
      Full profile →

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