Mississippi Primary Results -- June 2, 1998
By Congressional Quarterly
Candidate Votes %
Hometown Age Occupation
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HOUSE DISTRICT 1
(North -- Tupelo)
*Rex Weathers (D) Unopposed
Glen 55 Factory inspector
*Roger Wicker (R) Unopposed
Tupelo 46 Incumbent
HOUSE DISTRICT 2
(West central -- Mississippi Delta)
*Bennie Thompson (D) Unopposed
Bolton 50 Incumbent
No Republican candidate
HOUSE DISTRICT 3
(East central -- Meridian)
No Democratic candidate
*Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Jr. (R) Unopposed
Laurel 34 Incumbent
HOUSE DISTRICT 4
(Southwest -- Jackson)
*Ronnie Shows (D) 12,151 56.5%
Bassfield 52 State transportation commissioner
Carroll Rhodes (D) 5,056 23.5%
Hazelhurst 47 Lawyer
Joyce Arceneaux (D) 4,289 20.0%
Natchez 48 City councilwoman
#Delbert Hosemann (R) 6,787 20.9%
Jackson 50 Tax lawyer
#Phil Davis (R) 5,840 18.0%
Magee 40 Bank president
Art Rhodes (R) 5,753 17.7%
Magnolia 37 Congressional chief of staff
Dunn Lampton (R) 4,762 14.7%
McComb 47 County district attorney
Heath Hall (R) 3,780 11.7%
Natchez 28 Gubernatorial adviser
Doug Sullivan (R) 2,142 6.6%
Brookhaven 60 Former mayor of Brookhaven
Ken Stribling (R) 2,131 6.6%
Jackson 38 State representative
Erik Hearon (R) 1,028 3.2%
Jackson 49 Accountant
Wilburn Fortinberry (R) 222 .7%
Osyka 49 Dairy farmer
HOUSE DISTRICT 5
(Southeast -- Gulf Coast; Hattiesburg)
*Gene Taylor (D) Unopposed
Bay St. Louis 44 Incumbent
#Randy McDonnell (R) 1,869 45.6%
Biloxi 50 Accountant
#Karl Mertz (R) 1,594 38.9%
Long Beach 53 Inn keeper
Shawn O'Hara (R) 638 15.6%
Hattiesburg 40 Evangelist; writer
* = Nominee
# = Will meet in runoff.
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