1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Mississippi's 4th District
U.S. House · Mississippi
Michael Parker (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Kevin Antoine (D) by 24.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Michael ParkerRepublican · winner
61.2%112,444
Kevin AntoineDemocrat
36.4%66,836
Kenneth WelchIndependent
1.2%2,262
Eileen MahoneyNatural Law
0.6%1,164
Bill FausekLibertarian
0.5%957
183,663 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 1996
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.
Kevin AntoineMichael Parker
$44.6K
Raised by the campaign
$384.1K
$44.4K
Spent by the campaign
$288.7K
$469
Cash on hand
$348.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 25, 1996; FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996
The candidates
Michael Parker (R)Kevin Antoine (D)
Also on the ballot: Kenneth Welch (Independent), 1.2%; Eileen Mahoney (Natural Law), 0.6%; Bill Fausek (Libertarian), 0.5%