2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
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  2014 November 8, 2016 2018  

All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election31
Seats won31
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote680,810449,896
Percentage57.58%38.05%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.02%Increase2.svg 1.32%

2016 U.S. House elections in Mississippi.svg

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.

Contents

Overview

Statewide

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 680,81057.58%3-
Democratic 449,89638.05%1-
Libertarian 20,8681.77%0-
Independents15,6141.32%0-
Reform 15,0851.28%0-
Totals1,182,273100.00%4
Popular vote
Republican
57.58%
Democratic
38.05%
Other
4.37%
House seats
Republican
75.0%
Democratic
25.0%

By district

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

District Republican Democratic OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 206,45568.72%83,94727.94%10,0213.34%300,423100.0%Republican hold
District 2 83,54229.15%192,34367.11%10,7413.75%286,626100.0%Democratic hold
District 3 209,49066.20%96,10130.37%10,8543.43%316,445100.0%Republican hold
District 4 181,32365.04%77,50527.80%19,9517.16%278,779100.0%Republican hold
Total680,81057.58%449,89638.05%51,5674.36%1,182,273100.0%

District 1

2016 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Trent Kelly Jacob Owens
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote206,45583,947
Percentage68.7%27.9%

U.S. Representative before election

Trent Kelly
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Trent Kelly
Republican

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Paul Clever

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent) 95,049 89.3
Republican Paul Clever11,39710.7
Total votes106,446 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jacob Owens

General election

Results

Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent) 206,455 68.7
Democratic Jacob Owens83,94727.9
Libertarian Chase Wilson6,1812.1
Reform Cathy Toole3,8401.3
Total votes300,123 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

2016 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Bennie Thompson John Boule II
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote192,34383,542
Percentage67.1%29.2%

U.S. Representative before election

Bennie Thompson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Bennie Thompson
Democratic

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • John Boule II

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Boule II 35,871 100.0
Total votes35,871 100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi's 2nd congressional district, 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bennie G. Thompson (incumbent) 192,343 67.1
Republican John Boule II83,54229.2
Independent Troy Ray6,9182.4
Reform Johnny McLeod3,8231.3
Total votes286,626 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

2016 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election
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Nominee Gregg Harper Dennis Quinn
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote209,49096,101
Percentage66.2%30.4%

U.S. Representative before election

Gregg Harper
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Gregg Harper
Republican

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
Eliminated in primary
  • Jimmy Giles

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gregg Harper (incumbent) 87,997 89.10
Republican Jimmy Giles10,76010.9
Total votes98,757 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Dennis C. Quinn, candidate for this seat in 2014
Eliminated in primary
  • Nathan Stewart

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dennis C. Quinn 29,149 65.5
Democratic Nathan Stewart15,38434.5
Total votes44,533 100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gregg Harper (incumbent) 209,490 66.2
Democratic Dennis C. Quinn96,10130.4
Independent Roger Gerrard8,6962.7
Reform Lajena Sheets2,1580.7
Total votes316,445 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

2016 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
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Nominee Steven Palazzo Mark GladneyRichard McCluskey
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote181,32377,50514,687
Percentage65.0%27.8%5.3%

U.S. Representative before election

Steven Palazzo
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Steven Palazzo
Republican

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

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven Palazzo (incumbent) 103,558 100.0
Total votes103,558 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Mark Gladney, helicopter pilot

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Richard McCluskey

General election

Results

Mississippi's 4th congressional district, 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven Palazzo (incumbent) 181,323 65.0
Democratic Mark Gladney77,50527.8
Libertarian Richard Blake McCluskey14,6875.3
Reform Shawn O'Hara5,2641.9
Total votes278,779 100.0
Republican hold

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