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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/Mississippi/MS-05
      1976·US House·Mississippi·District profile →

      Mississippi District 5 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Trent Lott
      68.2%104,554 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Gerald Henry Blessey
      31.8%48,724 votes
      Margin
      R+36.4
      153,278 total votes
      2 candidates153,278 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Trent LottREP✓
      		REP104,55468.2%
      Gerald Henry BlesseyDEM
      		DEM48,72431.8%

      Seat History

      US House in Mississippi

      2000
      Gene TaylorDEM
      D+60.7
      1998
      Gene TaylorDEM
      D+58.7
      1996
      Gene TaylorDEM
      D+18.2
      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
      View all US House history for Mississippi →

      Candidates

      Trent LottREP
      Record10W-0L
      Avg MarginR+27.1
      Career1976-2006
      US Senate / US House
      Full profile →
      Gerald Henry BlesseyDEM
      Record3W-1L
      Avg MarginD+60.1
      Career1971-1979
      State House / US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Mississippi, 1976

      President1 contest →US Senate1 contest →
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