1998Final results
1998 election for Mississippi's 3rd District
U.S. House · Mississippi
Charles Pickering (R) won with 84.6% of the vote, defeating Charles T. Scarborough (Lib) by 69.1 points.
Charles PickeringRepublican · winner
84.6%84,785
Charles T. ScarboroughLibertarian
15.4%15,465
100,250 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 1998
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.
No independentCharles Pickering
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Raised by the campaign
$590.8K
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Spent by the campaign
$517.2K
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Cash on hand
$79.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998