Passage: In 1994, Democratic Party (United States) U.S. Representative Jamie L. Whitten declined to seek re-election; he had represented the 1st District for 54 years, longer than any other congressman at the time. Wicker ran to succeed him, spending $750,000 over the course of the election. He finished first in a crowded six-way Republican primary with 7,156 votes (26.62%) and proceeded to a runoff with attorney Grant Fox, who received 5,208 votes (19.37%). Former U.S. Attorney Bob Whitwell finished 600 votes short of the runoff with 4,606 votes (17.14%), 1992 nominee Clyde E. Whitaker came fourth with 4,602 votes (17.12%), 1986 nominee Larry Cobb came fifth with 4,162 votes (15.48%) and 1990 nominee Bill Bowlin took the remaining 1,147 votes (4.27%). In the runoff, Wicker defeated Fox by 11,905 votes (53.07%) to 10,527 (46.93%).
How many candidates in the primary did not make it to the runoff? How many more votes did the four remaining candidate get than Fox and Whitten combined? How many more votes did the top three candidates get than the bottom three candidates? How many total votes did the four candidates that did not make it into the runoff get? How many total votes were cast in the primary? When did Whitten first become a representative of the 1st District? Which candidates in the primary did not make it to the runoff? Who won the Republican primary to replace Whitten? Who won the runoff election between Fox and Wicker?