Report rated the race as "Pure Toss-up". Prior to the election FiveThirtyEight'''s forecast gave Palazzo a 59 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 50 percent of the vote to Taylor's 48 percent. On election day Palazzo was elected with 52 percent of the vote to Taylor's 47 percent. Palazzo was re-elected in 2012 and 2014. In 2014 Taylor unsuccessfully challenged Palazzo in the Republican primary in the 4th district. Republican primary results General election results Further reading External links See also List of United States representatives from Mississippi United States congressional delegations from Mississippi References 2010 Mississippi elections Mississippi 2010