Mississippi — 1998 Election Results
Certified returns for every federal race in Mississippi in 1998, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 5 of 5 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger F. Wicker | Republican | 66,738 | 67.2% |
| Rex Weathers | Democrat | 30,438 | 30.6% |
| John ‘‘Andy’’ Rouse | Libertarian | 2,157 | 2.2% |
| Total | 99,333 |
District 2
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennie G. Thompson | Democrat | 80,284 | 71.2% |
| Will Chipman | Libertarian | 32,533 | 28.8% |
| Total | 112,817 |
District 3
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles W. ‘‘Chip’’ Pickering | Republican | 84,785 | 84.6% |
| Charles T. Scarborough | Libertarian | 15,465 | 15.4% |
| Total | 100,250 |
District 4
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Shows | Democrat | 73,252 | 53.4% |
| Delbert Hosemann | Republican | 61,551 | 44.9% |
| Bill Fausek | Libertarian | 898 | 0.7% |
| Vince Thornton | Taxpayers | 801 | 0.6% |
| Kenneth Welch | Reform | 697 | 0.5% |
| Total | 137,199 |
District 5
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Taylor | Democrat | 78,661 | 77.8% |
| Randy McDonnell | Republican | 19,341 | 19.1% |
| Ray Coffey | Libertarian | 1,530 | 1.5% |
| Robert Claunch | Reform | 1,065 | 1.1% |
| Philip Mayeux | Natural Law | 498 | 0.5% |
| Total | 101,095 |
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 1998 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.