1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for Mississippi's 4th District
U.S. House · Mississippi
Ronnie Shows (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Delbert Hosemann (R) by 8.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ronnie ShowsDemocrat · winner
53.4%73,252
Delbert HosemannRepublican
44.9%61,551
Bill FausekLibertarian
0.7%898
Vince ThorntonConstitution
0.6%801
Kenneth WelchReform
0.5%697
137,199 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.
Ronnie ShowsDelbert Hosemann
$881.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.5M
$865.2K
Spent by the campaign
$1.5M
$17.1K
Cash on hand
$1.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998
The candidates
Ronnie Shows (D)Delbert Hosemann (R)
Also on the ballot: Bill Fausek (Libertarian), 0.7%; Vince Thornton (Constitution), 0.6%; Kenneth Welch (Reform), 0.5%