2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 3 1 Seats won 3 1 Seat change Popular vote 680,810 449,896 Percentage 57.58% 38.05% Swing 5.02% 1.32%
Republican   60–69% Democratic   60–69%

Elections in Mississippi
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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the four U.S. Representatives from the state of Mississippi, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on March 8.

Overview[]

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	680,810	57.58%	3	-
	Democratic	449,896	38.05%	1	-
	Libertarian	20,868	1.77%	0	-
	Independents	15,614	1.32%	0	-
	Reform	15,085	1.28%	0	-
Totals		1,182,273	100.00%	4	—

District 1[]

The incumbent is Republican Trent Kelly, who had represented the district since 2015. He won a special election to replace Alan Nunnelee with 70% of the vote in 2015 and the district has a PVI of R+16.

Republican primary[]

• Trent Kelly, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Paul Clever

Results[]

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trent Kelly (incumbent)	95,049	89.3
	Republican	Paul Clever	11,397	10.7
Total votes			106,446	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2016 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trent Kelly (incumbent)	206,455	68.7
	Democratic	Jacob Owens	83,947	27.9
	Libertarian	Chase Wilson	6,181	2.1
	Reform	Cathy Toole	3,840	1.3
Total votes			300,123	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2[]

The incumbent is Democrat Bennie Thompson, who had represented the district since 1993. He won re-election with 68% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of D+13.

Republican primary[]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boule II	35,871	100.0
Total votes			35,871	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Mississippi's 2nd congressional district, 2016 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bennie G. Thompson (incumbent)	192,343	67.1
	Republican	John Boule II	83,542	29.2
	Independent	Troy Ray	6,918	2.4
	Reform	Johnny McLeod	3,823	1.3
Total votes			286,626	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3[]

The incumbent is Republican Gregg Harper, who had represented the district since 2009. He won re-election with 69% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+14.

Republican primary[]

• Gregg Harper, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Jimmy Giles

Results[]

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregg Harper (incumbent)	87,997	89.10
	Republican	Jimmy Giles	10,760	10.9
Total votes			98,757	100.0

Democratic primary[]

• Dennis C. Quinn
• Nathan Stewart

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis C. Quinn	29,149	65.5
	Democratic	Nathan Stewart	15,384	34.5
Total votes			44,533	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2016 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregg Harper (incumbent)	209,490	66.2
	Democratic	Dennis C. Quinn	96,101	30.4
	Independent	Roger Gerrard	8,696	2.7
	Reform	Lajena Sheets	2,158	0.7
Total votes			316,445	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4[]

The incumbent was Republican Steven Palazzo, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of R+21.

Republican primary[]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Palazzo (incumbent)	103,558	100.0
Total votes			103,558	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Mississippi's 4th congressional district, 2016 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Palazzo (incumbent)	181,323	65.0
	Democratic	Mark Gladney	77,505	27.8
	Libertarian	Richard Blake McCluskey	14,687	5.3
	Reform	Shawn O'Hara	5,264	1.9
Total votes			278,779	100.0
	Republican hold

References[]

External links[]

• U.S. House elections in Mississippi, 2016 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org