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Home/Primaries/House/1988/Mississippi

Mississippi House Primaries — 1988

10 party contests across 5 districts, 6 contested (60%).

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MS-1

US House

DEM2 candidates

Whitten 85.4%

14.6%

Winner:Jamie L Whitten85.4%

Jamie L Whitten

DEM56,22285.4%

John Hargett

DEM9,59414.6%

65,816 total votes cast

MS-1

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:Jim Bush100.0%

Jim Bush

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

MS-2

US House

DEM2 candidates

Espy 87.9%

12.1%

Winner:Mike Espy87.9%

Mike Espy

DEM59,80187.9%

J F Clarke

DEM8,25012.1%

68,051 total votes cast

MS-2

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:Jack Coleman100.0%

Jack Coleman

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

MS-3

US House

DEMUncontested

Winner:G V Motgomery100.0%

G V Motgomery

DEM1100.0%

1 total votes cast

MS-3

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:Jimmie Ray Bourland100.0%

Jimmie Ray Bourland

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

MS-4

US House

DEM9 candidates

Pigott 25.4%

Parker 18.7%

Patterson 18.0%

13.0%

9.9%

9.1%

Winner:Brad Pigott25.4%

Brad Pigott

DEM23,48925.4%

Mike Parker

DEM17,30318.7%

Steve Patterson

DEM16,69518.0%

Bobby Moak

DEM12,03713.0%

Clint Watkins

DEM9,1279.9%

Terrell Subbs

DEM8,4259.1%

+3 more

92,557 total votes cast

MS-4

US House

REP6 candidates

Collins 34.0%

Taggart 22.5%

Gunn 19.4%

13.6%

Winner:Thomas Collins34.0%

Thomas Collins

REP10,38734.0%

Andy Taggart

REP6,86222.5%

Mike Gunn

REP5,91419.4%

Phillip Davis

REP4,16313.6%

Mark Henry

REP1,9836.5%

Doug Magee

REP1,2354.0%

30,544 total votes cast

MS-5

US House

DEM6 candidates

Taylor 33.2%

White 29.8%

Mcveay 17.7%

10.3%

Winner:Gene Taylor33.2%

Gene Taylor

DEM16,94833.2%

Glenn White

DEM15,22629.8%

Jim Mcveay

DEM9,04617.7%

Doss Fowler

DEM5,26610.3%

Joe Stone

DEM3,2786.4%

Arlon Coate

DEM1,2992.5%

51,063 total votes cast

MS-5

US House

REP5 candidates

Smith 48.7%

Hall 31.9%

12.3%

Winner:Larkin Smith48.7%

Larkin Smith

REP27,26048.7%

George R Hall

REP17,83531.9%

Glenn Mitchell

REP6,87012.3%

Christopher Roosa

REP3,5066.3%

Richard Vogel

REP5150.9%

55,986 total votes cast