1980Final results
1980 election for Mississippi's 5th District
U.S. House · Mississippi
Trent Lott (R) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Jimmy McVeay (D) by 47.8 points.
Trent LottRepublican · winner
73.9%131,559
Jimmy McVeayDemocrat
26.1%46,416
177,975 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jimmy McVeayTrent Lott
$70.2K
Raised by the campaign
$194.3K
$70.7K
Spent by the campaign
$163.1K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980