1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1990 election for Mississippi's 5th District
U.S. House · Mississippi
Gene Taylor (D) won with 81.4% of the vote, defeating Sheila A. Smith (R) by 62.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gene TaylorDemocrat · winner
81.4%89,926
Sheila A. SmithRepublican
18.6%20,588
110,514 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 1990
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.
Gene TaylorSheila A. Smith
$652.9K
Raised by the campaign
$210.4K
$656.3K
Spent by the campaign
$210.4K
$2.9K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990