Claim: In the 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, Republican Gregg Harper won the 3rd congressional district election with 62.54% of the votes.
Evidence: Republican Gregg Harper 62.54 
The candidates were Republican Gregg Harper, attorney and chairman of the Rankin County Republican Party; Democrat Joel Gill, Pickens town alderman and a cattle broker; and independent candidate Jim Giles, a former systems engineer and white supremacist. CQ Politics correctly forecast the race as 'Safe Republican', as Harper was elected with 62.54% of the vote