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  MS District 5
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Mississippi > MS - District 05
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline July 22, 1972 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1972 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 1972 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 05, 1973 - 12:00pm
Term End January 05, 1975 - 11:55pm
Contributoreddy 9_99
Last ModifiedRBH April 15, 2017 12:22am
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1970
NameWilliam M. Colmer Votes58,546 (90.39%)
Term01/05/1971 - 01/05/1973 Margin52,321 (+80.78%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1974
NameTrent Lott Votes52,489 (72.98%)
Term01/03/1975 - 01/03/1977 Margin42,156 (+58.61%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 06, 1972 MS District 5 - R Primary
Trent Lott
R 7,156
Jun 06, 1972 MS District 5 - D Primary
Ben H. Stone
D 62,951
Jun 27, 1972 MS District 5 - D Runoff
Ben H. Stone
D 56,348

CANDIDATES
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Name Trent Lott Ben H. Stone Ernest Creel  
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent  
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Certified Votes 77,826 (55.35%) 62,101 (44.16%) 687 (0.49%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -15,725 (-11.18%) -77,139 (-54.86%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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