Mississippi Secretary of State - Elections

1996 Mississippi Congressional and Statewide Results
Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties
President, 40.8% in '92 D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 63% Republican
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (D) 44.08%	ex-U.S. Senator Robert J. Dole (R) 49.21%	businessman / Reform Party nominee H. Ross Perot (I) 5.84%, businessman Harry Browne (L) 0.31%, Conservative Caucus founder Howard Phillips (T) 0.26%, Dr. John S. Hagelin (NL) 0.16%, businessman Charles E. Collins (I) 0.13%,
Senator, unopposed in '90 D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 90% Republican, Cook Report: Safe Republican, Roll Call: Safe Republican, Rothenberg Report: Safe Incumbent, Campaign & Elections: 20:1 Republican, Politics Now: Safe Republican,
ex-factory worker James W. "Bootie" Hunt (D) 27.3%	Thad Cochran (R) 71.2%	Ted C. Weill (Rfm) 1.6%
1st Cong. District, 63.1% in '94 D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 4:1 Republican, Politics Now: Safe Republican,
attorney Mississippi legal services director Henry Boyd Jr. (D) 30.5%	Roger F. Wicker (R) 67.7%	consultant John Andy Rouse (L) 1.2%, Luke Lundemo (NL) 0.5%,
2nd Cong. District, 53.7% in '94 D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 4:1 Democrat, Politics Now: Likely Republican, Hotline: Hot Seat,
Bennie G. Thompson (D) 59.4%	ex-parole officer Danny Covington (R) 38.1%	William G. "Will" Chipman (L) 2.5%, Carl L. Churchill (NL) 0%,
3rd Cong. District, Sonny Montgomery (D) retiring, 67.6% in '94 D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 4:1 Republican, Politics Now: Likely Republican, Hotline: Hot Seat,
attorney John Arthur Eaves Jr. (D) 36.5%	ex-Lott aide Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Jr. (R) 61.4%	Lamen Clemons (I) 1.3%, Charles T. Scarborough (L) 0.8%,
4th Cong. District, 68.5% in '94 elected as a Democrat D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Campaign & Election's Odds: 2:1 Republican, Politcs Now: Safe Republican,
Hinds Co. Planning Dir. Kevin Antoine (D) 36%	Mike Parker (R) 61.6%	Kenneth "K.W." Welch (I) 1.2%, William F. "Bill" Fausek (L) 0.5%, Eileen Mahoney (NL) 0.6%,
5th Cong. District, 60.1% in '94 D.C.'s Political Report's Prediction: 77% Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Campaign & Election's Odds: 7:4 Democrat, Politics Now Likely Democrats,
Gene Taylor (D) 58.3%	ex-St. Rep. / banker Dennis Dollar (R) 40.1%	Le'Roy C. Carney (I) 1%, Dan E. Rogers (L) 0.3%, Jordan N. Gollub (I) 0.2%, Phillip Mayeux (NL) 0.1%,

1. Key to Predictions: Roll Call,
The Cook Political Report,
The Rothenberg Political Report,
Campaign & Election Magazine,
D.C.'s Political Report

2. Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates open races. Blue boxes indicates winner. Red print indicates change in party control.

3. Key to Party Identification.
(C) = Constitution Party
(D) = Democratic Party
(I) = independent candidates
(L) = Libertarian Party
(NL) = Natural Law Party
(Rfm) = Reform Party
(R) = Republican Party
(WI) = Write-in candidates