2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
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All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Republican Democratic Reform
Last election220
Seats won220
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote658,589336,24080,948
Percentage59.00%30.12%7.25%

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The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 and elected the four U.S. representatives from the state of Mississippi. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election.

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Overview

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 658,58959.00%2Steady2.svg
Democratic 336,24030.12%2Steady2.svg
Reform 80,9487.25%0Steady2.svg
Independents40,4263.62%0Steady2.svg
Totals1,116,203100.00%4Steady2.svg

District 1

2004 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Roger Wicker Barbara Dale Washer
Party Republican Reform
Popular vote219,32858,256
Percentage79.0%21.0%

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County results
Wicker:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Roger Wicker
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Roger Wicker
Republican

Republican Roger Wicker, who had represented Mississippi's 1st congressional district since 1994, easily ran for re-election with his only opposition being one third party candidate as the Democrats did not field a candidate.

General election

Results

2004 Mississippi's 1st congressional district [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Roger Wicker (incumbent) 219,328 79.01%
Reform Barbara Dale Washer58,25620.99%
Total votes277,584 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

Democrat Bennie Thompson, who had represented Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993, was running for re-election. Thompson faced no opposition in the primary, but would face Clinton LeSueur in the general.

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bennie Thompson (incumbent) 24,316 100.00%
Total votes24,316 100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Clinton LeSueur 14,468 84.83%
Republican Stephanie Summers-O'Neal 1,319 7.73%
Republican James Broadwater 1,266 7.42%
Republican Write-in 3 0.02%
Total votes17,056 100.00

General election

Results

2004 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bennie Thompson (incumbent) 154,626 58.38%
Republican Clinton LeSueur107,64740.64%
Reform Shawn O'Hara2,5960.98%
Total votes264,869 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

Republican Chip Pickering, who had represented Mississippi's 1st congressional district since 1996, easily ran for re-election with his only opposition being two third party candidates as the Democrats did not field a candidate.

General election

Results

2004 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chip Pickering (incumbent) 234,874 80.06%
Independent Jim Giles40,42613.78%
Reform Lamonica L. McGee18,0686.16%
Total votes293,368 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

2004 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
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Nominee Gene Taylor Michael Lott
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote181,61496,740
Percentage64.8%34.5%

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County results
Taylor:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Lott:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Gene Taylor
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Gene Taylor
Democratic

Democrat Gene Taylor, who had represented Mississippi's 3rd congressional district since 1989, was running for re-election. Thompson faced no opposition in the primary, but would face State Representative Michael Lott in the general.

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gene Taylor (incumbent) 938 100.00%
Total votes938 100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Lott 14,468 84.83%
Republican Stephanie Summers-O'Neal 1,319 7.73%
Republican James Broadwater 1,266 7.42%
Republican Write-in 3 0.02%
Total votes17,056 100.00

General election

Results

2004 Mississippi's 4th congressional district [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gene Taylor (incumbent) 181,614 64.77%
Republican Michael Lott96,74034.50%
Reform Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill2,0280.72%
Total votes280,382 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Federal Elections 2004" (PDF). May 1, 2005.