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1978 United States Congressional Elections – Mississippi

United States Senate – GOP Gain

Thad Cochran (R) ­ 267,30245.29%

Maurice Dantin (D) ­ 187,54131.77%

Charles Evers (I) ­ 133,64622.64%

Henry Kirksey (I) ­ 1,7470.30%

Total Votes ­ 590,236100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

Jamie L. Whitten (D-inc) ­ 57,35866.58%

Terrill K. Moffett (R) ­ 26,73431.03%

Horace E. Hutcheson (I) ­ 2,0592.39%

Total Votes ­ 86,151100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

David R. Bowen (D-inc) ­ 57,67861.75%

Roland Byrd (R) ­ 35,73038.25%

Total Votes ­ 93,408100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold

Sonny Montgomery (D-inc) ­ 101,60592.36%

Dorothy Eleanor Cleveland (R) ­ 8,4087.64%

Total Votes ­ 110,013100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – GOP Hold

Jon Hinson (R) ­ 68,22551.63%

John Hampton Stennis (D) ­ 34,84726.37%

Evan Doss, Jr. (I) ­ 25,13419.02%

Perry Lawrence Dillard (I) ­ 2,5001.89%

Mary McKenzie Maxey (I) ­ 1,4361.09%

Total Votes ­ 132,142100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – GOP Hold

Trent Lott (R-inc) ­ 97,177100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives