2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the four members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Mississippi, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including a Senate election in Mississippi.

Overview 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in MississippiPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 329,169 52.56% 3 - Democratic 230,014 36.73% 1 - Reform 14,897 2.38% 0 - Libertarian 7,303 1.17% 0 - Independents 44,896 7.17% 0 - Totals 626,279 100.00% 4 —

District Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district:

DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 102,622 67.91% 43,713 28.93% 4,776 3.16% 151,111 100% Republican holdDistrict 2 0 0.00% 100,688 67.74% 47,958 32.26% 148,646 100% Democratic holdDistrict 3 117,771 68.89% 47,744 27.93% 5,431 3.18% 170,946 100% Republican holdDistrict 4 108,776 69.92% 37,869 24.34% 8,931 5.74% 155,576 100% Republican holdTotal 329,169 52.56% 230,014 36.73% 67,096 10.71% 626,279 100%

District 1

Incumbent Republican Alan Nunnelee, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+16.

Republican primary Nunnelee was the only Congressman in Mississippi who did not face a primary opponent in 2014.

Candidates Nominee Alan Nunnelee, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Ron Dickey

Eliminated in primary Rex Weathers, candidate for this seat in 1992 and 1996 and the nominee for this seat in 1998 and 2002

Results

Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Danny Bedwell, chair of the Mississippi Libertarian Party

General results Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014

Results

By county CountyAlan NunneleeRepublicanRon DickeyDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Alcorn4,62577.78%1,13919.16%1823.06%3,48658.63%5,946Benton1,08858.43%72538.94%492.63%36319.50%1,862Calhoun2,32070.01%91127.49%832.50%1,40942.52%3,314Chickasaw2,21253.24%1,84544.40%982.36%3678.83%4,155Choctaw1,58171.99%54624.86%693.14%1,03547.13%2,196Clay2,95048.25%2,99749.02%1672.73%-47-0.77%6,114DeSoto18,94072.65%6,17823.70%9513.65%12,76248.95%26,069Itawamba3,61777.42%80617.25%2495.33%2,81160.17%4,672Lafayette6,23664.97%3,02531.52%3373.51%3,21133.45%9,598Lee13,18570.86%4,85026.07%5713.07%8,33544.80%18,606Lowndes8,51459.95%5,27937.17%4092.88%3,23522.78%14,202Marshall3,48448.82%3,46648.56%1872.62%180.25%7,137Monroe4,88565.19%2,38731.86%2212.95%2,49833.34%7,493Oktibbeha (part)51562.58%29135.36%172.07%22427.22%823Pontotoc4,98877.90%1,14717.91%2684.19%3,84159.99%6,403Prentiss3,39867.43%1,50629.89%1352.68%1,89237.55%5,039Tate3,38867.99%1,42528.60%1703.41%1,96339.39%4,983Tippah3,70077.47%93119.49%1453.04%2,76957.98%4,776Tishomingo3,45576.98%84218.76%1914.26%2,61358.22%4,488Union4,42979.62%99817.94%1362.44%3,43161.68%5,563Webster2,22280.33%48517.53%592.13%1,73762.80%2,766Winston2,89058.91%1,93439.42%821.67%95619.49%4,906Totals102,62267.91%43,71328.93%4,7763.16%58,90938.98%151,111

Aftermath Nunnelee died on February 6, 2015, shortly after starting his third term in office.

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Bennie Thompson, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+13.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Bennie Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary Damien Fairconetue

Results

Republican primary No Republicans filed to run for the seat

Results

By county CountyBennie ThompsonDemocraticTroy RayIndependentShelley ShoemakeReformMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Attala1,85747.02%1,68642.69%40610.28%1714.33%3,949Bolivar6,09972.85%1,59719.08%6768.07%4,50253.77%8,372Carroll1,20340.59%1,33745.11%42414.30%-134-4.52%2,964Claiborne1,86385.42%25111.51%673.07%1,61273.91%2,181Coahoma3,59675.36%92819.45%2485.20%2,66855.91%4,772Copiah3,66659.39%1,79529.08%71211.53%1,87130.31%6,173Grenada2,81554.38%1,90336.76%4598.87%91217.62%5,177Hinds (part)31,03974.28%7,86918.83%2,8786.89%23,17055.45%41,786Holmes3,92185.11%58212.63%1042.26%3,33972.48%4,607Humphreys1,70477.63%35816.31%1336.06%1,34661.32%2,195Issaquena23363.49%10227.79%328.72%13135.69%367Jefferson1,67988.32%1739.10%492.58%1,50679.22%1,901Leake2,30452.93%1,44733.24%60213.83%85719.69%4,353Leflore4,13472.13%1,25321.86%3446.00%2,88150.27%5,731Madison (part)3,89276.28%83916.44%3717.27%3,05359.84%5,102Montgomery1,45255.65%95036.41%2077.93%50219.24%2,609Panola3,61556.05%2,29535.58%5408.37%1,32020.47%6,450Quitman1,88474.55%51420.34%1295.10%1,37054.21%2,527Sharkey79175.05%19918.88%646.07%59256.17%1,054Sunflower3,77675.35%88617.68%3496.96%2,89057.67%5,011Tallahatchie2,00770.74%68624.18%1445.08%1,32146.56%2,837Tunica1,21375.58%27016.82%1227.60%94358.75%1,605Warren5,50551.66%3,91136.70%1,24011.64%1,59414.96%10,656Washington6,10671.60%1,80821.20%6147.20%4,29850.40%8,528Yalobusha1,65952.65%1,34542.68%1474.67%3149.97%3,151Yazoo2,67558.30%1,48132.28%4329.42%1,19426.02%4,588Totals100,68867.74%36,46524.53%11,4937.73%64,22343.21%148,646

District 3

Incumbent Republican Gregg Harper, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 80% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+14.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Gregg Harper, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary Hardy Caraway, Independent candidate for the 2nd district in 1984 and nominee for the 2nd district in 2000

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Doug Magee, Republican candidate for the 4th district in 1988

Eliminated in primary Jim Liljeberg, high school maths teacher Dennis Quinn

Results

Runoff results

Results

By county CountyGregg HarperRepublicanDoug MageeDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Adams4,33851.88%3,82845.78%1952.33%5106.10%8,361Amite2,45562.82%1,34534.42%1082.76%1,11028.40%3,908Clarke (part)2,65474.74%77921.94%1183.32%1,87552.80%3,551Covington3,28263.78%1,63031.68%2344.55%1,65232.10%5,146Franklin1,49666.79%67830.27%662.95%81836.52%2,240Hinds (part)5,96270.26%2,34227.60%1822.14%3,62042.66%8,486Jasper2,30549.41%2,19847.12%1623.47%1072.29%4,665Jefferson Davis1,70844.18%2,03552.64%1233.18%-327-8.46%3,866Kemper1,05546.85%1,10649.11%914.04%-51-2.26%2,252Lauderdale10,64072.82%3,59224.58%3792.59%7,04848.24%14,611Lawrence2,26067.32%1,02630.56%712.11%1,23436.76%3,357Lincoln5,55075.67%1,62222.12%1622.21%3,92853.56%7,334Madison (part)15,15679.21%3,42117.88%5562.91%11,73561.33%19,133Neshoba4,75178.10%1,16119.09%1712.81%3,59059.02%6,083Newton3,81976.08%1,12422.39%771.53%2,69553.69%5,020Noxubee82731.02%1,78867.07%511.91%-961-36.05%2,666Oktibbeha (part)4,84059.95%3,05137.79%1822.25%1,78922.16%8,073Pike4,40357.00%3,12440.45%1972.55%1,27916.56%7,724Rankin25,97380.10%4,86715.01%1,5844.89%21,10665.09%32,424Scott3,29267.14%1,45329.63%1583.22%1,83937.51%4,903Simpson4,59166.73%2,07930.22%2103.05%2,51236.51%6,880Smith3,28475.84%87520.21%1713.95%2,40955.64%4,330Walthall2,32360.73%1,38036.08%1223.19%94324.65%3,825Wilkinson80738.28%1,24058.82%612.89%-433-20.54%2,108Totals117,77168.89%47,74427.93%5,4313.18%70,02740.96%170,946

District 4

Incumbent Republican Steven Palazzo, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+21.

Republican primary Palazzo was first elected in 2010, defeating Democratic incumbent Gene Taylor. He was targeted by the Club for Growth. Taylor, who served in the U.S. House from 1989 to 2011, had switched parties, and ran for the seat as a Republican.

Candidates Nominee Steven Palazzo, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary Tom Carter, business executive Tavish Kelly Gene Taylor, former U.S. Representative Ron Vincent, Tea Party activist, retired engineer and candidate for this seat in 2012

Declined Chris McDaniel, state senator (running for the Senate)Local News | Hattiesburg American | hattiesburgamerican.com

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Matthew Moore, honours student at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and nominee for this seat 2012

Eliminated in primary Trish Causey

Results

By county CountySteven PalazzoRepublicanMatt MooreDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Clarke (part)25445.68%27749.82%254.50%-23-4.14%556Forrest9,08862.96%4,46830.95%8786.08%4,62032.01%14,434George3,75983.39%52911.73%2204.88%3,23071.65%4,508Greene1,94479.31%41616.97%913.71%1,52862.34%2,451Hancock6,47070.69%1,99421.79%6887.52%4,47648.91%9,152Harrison21,47263.39%10,11829.87%2,2846.74%11,35433.52%33,874Jackson21,37469.76%7,55724.66%1,7095.58%13,81745.09%30,640Jones12,68171.62%4,02622.74%9985.64%8,65548.88%17,705Lamar11,01579.38%2,13815.41%7245.22%8,87763.97%13,877Marion4,34469.77%1,74027.95%1422.28%2,60441.82%6,226Pearl River8,58378.01%1,76916.08%6505.91%6,81461.93%11,002Perry2,04174.22%58221.16%1274.62%1,45953.05%2,750Stone2,90272.08%85721.29%2676.63%2,04550.79%4,026Wayne2,84965.12%1,39831.95%1282.93%1,45133.17%4,375Totals108,77669.92%37,86924.34%8,9315.74%70,90745.58%155,576

References

External links U.S. House elections in Mississippi, 2014 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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