2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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 Statewide 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in MississippiPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– 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 —

By district Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district:

DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 206,455 68.72% 83,947 27.94% 10,021 3.34% 300,423 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 2 83,542 29.15% 192,343 67.11% 10,741 3.75% 286,626 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 3 209,490 66.20% 96,101 30.37% 10,854 3.43% 316,445 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 4 181,323 65.04% 77,505 27.80% 19,951 7.16% 278,779 100.0% Republican holdTotal 680,810 57.58% 449,896 38.05% 51,567 4.36% 1,182,273 100.0%

District 1

Incumbent Republican Trent Kelly, who had represented the district since 2015 ran for re-election. He won a special election to replace Alan Nunnelee (who died on February 6, 2015) with 70% of the vote in 2015 and the district had a PVI of R+16.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Trent Kelly, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary Paul Clever

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jacob Owens

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016

Results

By county CountyTrent KellyRepublicanJacob OwensDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Alcorn11,26280.25%2,33716.65%4343.09%8,92563.60%14,033Benton2,16857.66%1,39737.15%1955.19%77120.51%3,760Calhoun4,61673.42%1,53424.40%1372.18%3,08249.02%6,287Chickasaw4,44158.38%2,95038.78%2162.84%1,49119.60%7,607Choctaw2,86673.34%93023.80%1122.87%1,93649.54%3,908Clay4,63147.81%4,77749.31%2792.88%-146-1.51%9,687DeSoto42,83867.37%17,97228.26%2,7764.37%24,86639.11%63,586Itawamba8,37487.60%9039.45%2822.95%7,47178.16%9,559Lafayette11,46660.57%6,67635.27%7884.16%4,79025.30%18,930Lee23,89774.27%7,56223.50%7192.23%16,33550.76%32,178Lowndes13,85356.00%10,03740.58%8463.42%3,81615.43%24,736Marshall6,69748.43%6,51447.11%6174.46%1831.32%13,828Monroe10,58668.64%4,46528.95%3722.41%6,12139.69%15,423Oktibbeha (part)95059.12%60637.71%513.17%34421.41%1,607Pontotoc10,51583.06%1,79014.14%3552.80%8,72568.92%12,660Prentiss7,77880.99%1,63317.00%1932.01%6,14563.98%9,604Tate7,30665.54%3,40430.53%4383.93%3,90235.00%11,148Tippah6,97378.34%1,67718.84%2512.82%5,29659.50%8,901Tishomingo6,84184.58%96011.87%2873.55%5,88172.71%8,088Union9,29582.89%1,63614.59%2832.52%7,65968.30%11,214Webster3,99580.54%81716.47%1482.98%3,17864.07%4,960Winston5,10758.57%3,37038.65%2422.78%1,73719.92%8,719Totals206,45568.72%83,94727.94%10,0213.34%122,50840.78%300,423

District 2

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

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

Republican primary Candidates Nominee John Bouie II

Results

By county CountyBennie ThompsonDemocraticJohn Bouie IIRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Attala3,64245.24%3,83047.58%5787.18%-188-2.34%8,050Bolivar9,49270.34%3,51526.05%4883.62%5,97744.29%13,495Carroll2,02637.40%2,94954.44%4428.16%-923-17.04%5,417Claiborne3,73387.24%45510.63%912.13%3,27876.61%4,279Coahoma6,52475.10%1,88221.66%2813.23%4,64253.44%8,687Copiah7,27957.18%4,92538.69%5264.13%2,35418.49%12,730Grenada5,13350.37%4,61445.28%4444.36%5195.09%10,191Hinds (part)61,77975.59%17,77321.75%2,1722.66%44,00653.85%81,724Holmes6,72584.20%93011.64%3324.16%5,79572.56%7,987Humphreys2,90076.46%76520.17%1283.37%2,13556.29%3,793Issaquena42162.09%22733.48%304.42%19428.61%678Jefferson3,34687.52%39610.36%812.12%2,95077.16%3,823Leake4,04149.24%3,62544.17%5406.58%4165.07%8,206Leflore7,89472.07%2,68824.54%3713.39%5,20647.53%10,953Madison (part)9,41580.32%2,03017.32%2772.36%7,38563.00%11,722Montgomery2,42649.99%2,20145.35%2264.66%2254.64%4,853Panola7,97454.55%5,96840.82%6774.63%2,00613.72%14,619Quitman2,37972.49%77023.46%1334.05%1,60949.02%3,282Sharkey1,58173.84%50023.35%602.80%1,08150.49%2,141Sunflower7,05274.31%2,08421.96%3543.73%4,96852.35%9,490Tallahatchie3,74465.06%1,73230.10%2794.85%2,01234.96%5,755Tunica2,61175.77%73121.21%1043.02%1,88054.56%3,446Warren9,78051.34%8,32443.69%9474.97%1,4567.64%19,051Washington11,78171.34%4,20425.46%5293.20%7,57745.88%16,514Yalobusha2,92549.16%2,79146.91%2343.93%1342.25%5,950Yazoo5,74058.63%3,63337.11%4174.26%2,10721.52%9,790Totals192,34367.11%83,54229.15%10,7413.75%108,80137.96%286,626

District 3

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

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

Eliminated in primary Jimmy Giles

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Dennis C. Quinn, candidate for this seat in 2014

Eliminated in primary Nathan Stewart

Results

By county CountyGregg HarperRepublicanDennis C. QuinnDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Adams6,23647.69%6,36648.68%4753.63%-130-0.99%13,077Amite4,24961.98%2,35234.31%2543.71%1,89727.67%6,855Clarke (part)4,81072.32%1,64924.79%1922.89%3,16147.53%6,651Covington5,50364.08%2,74031.90%3454.02%2,76332.17%8,588Franklin2,74466.41%1,19028.80%1984.79%1,55437.61%4,132Hinds (part)7,47858.21%5,03139.16%3372.62%2,44719.05%12,846Jasper4,23551.15%3,78245.68%2623.16%4535.47%8,279Jefferson Davis2,80246.37%3,02850.11%2133.52%-226-3.74%6,043Kemper2,20449.53%2,11347.48%1332.99%912.04%4,450Lauderdale19,19666.86%8,51729.67%9973.47%10,67937.20%28,710Lawrence4,21267.40%1,83429.35%2033.25%2,37838.05%6,249Lincoln10,76271.50%3,89725.89%3932.61%6,86545.61%15,052Madison (part)27,99774.96%8,27222.15%1,0792.89%19,72552.81%37,348Neshoba7,90176.13%2,14920.71%3283.16%5,75255.42%10,378Newton6,75272.89%2,19923.74%3123.37%4,55349.15%9,263Noxubee1,51530.50%3,29266.28%1603.22%-1,777-35.78%4,967Oktibbeha (part)8,79454.44%6,80742.14%5533.42%1,98712.30%16,154Pike8,31151.89%7,12344.47%5823.63%1,1887.42%16,016Rankin48,16078.02%11,01517.84%2,5534.14%37,14560.18%61,728Scott6,57063.92%3,42033.27%2882.80%3,15030.65%10,278Simpson7,57567.69%3,26929.21%3473.10%4,30638.48%11,191Smith5,83677.75%1,40518.72%2653.53%4,43159.03%7,506Walthall4,09361.65%2,31734.90%2293.45%1,77626.75%6,639Wilkinson1,55538.44%2,33457.70%1563.86%-779-19.26%4,045Totals209,49066.20%96,10130.37%10,8543.43%113,38935.83%316,445

District 4

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

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Steven Palazzo, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Mark Gladney, helicopter pilot

Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Richard McCluskey

Results

By county CountySteven PalazzoRepublicanMark GladneyDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Clarke (part)45845.80%50550.50%373.70%-47-4.70%1,000Forrest14,94353.95%10,40237.56%2,3538.50%4,54116.39%27,698George8,21384.50%99610.25%5115.26%7,21774.25%9,720Greene3,80171.87%82915.67%65912.46%2,97256.19%5,289Hancock11,93269.39%4,00023.26%1,2647.35%7,93246.13%17,196Harrison35,46357.12%21,79635.11%4,8267.77%13,66722.01%62,085Jackson30,83163.25%14,39229.52%3,5237.23%16,43933.72%48,746Jones19,10868.19%7,12425.42%1,7916.39%11,98442.76%28,023Lamar17,75372.72%4,91020.11%1,7507.17%12,84352.61%24,413Marion7,75867.09%3,32628.76%4794.14%4,43238.33%11,563Pearl River16,61378.04%3,42616.09%1,2485.86%13,18761.95%21,287Perry3,76270.37%1,10220.61%4829.02%2,66049.76%5,346Stone4,84869.91%1,55922.48%5287.61%3,28947.43%6,935Wayne5,84061.62%3,13833.11%5005.28%2,70228.51%9,478Totals181,32365.04%77,50527.80%19,9517.16%103,81837.24%278,779

References

External links U.S. House elections in Mississippi, 2016 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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