2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
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  2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016  

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 vote329,169230,014
Percentage52.56%36.73%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.68%Increase2.svg 2.68%

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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.

Contents

Overview

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 329,16952.56%3-
Democratic 230,01436.73%1-
Reform 14,8972.38%0-
Libertarian 7,3031.17%0-
Independents44,8967.17%0-
Totals626,279100.00%4

District

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district: [2]

District Republican Democratic OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 102,62267.91%43,71328.93%4,7763.16%151,111100%Republican hold
District 2 00.00%100,68867.74%47,95832.26%148,646100%Democratic hold
District 3 117,77168.89%47,74427.93%5,4313.18%170,946100%Republican hold
District 4 108,77669.92%37,86924.34%8,9315.74%155,576100%Republican hold
Total329,16952.56%230,01436.73%67,09610.71%626,279100%

District 1

2014 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Alan Nunnelee Ron Dickey
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote102,62243,713
Percentage67.9%28.9%

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County results

Nunnelee:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

Dickey:     40-50%

U.S. Representative before election

Alan Nunnelee
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Alan Nunnelee
Republican

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. [3]

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alan Nunnelee (incumbent) 56,550 100.0

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 [3]

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ron Dickey 9,741 66.0
Democratic Rex Weathers5,02234.0
Total votes14,763 100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Danny Bedwell, chair of the Mississippi Libertarian Party

General results

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [5] Safe RNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg [6] Safe ROctober 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7] Safe ROctober 30, 2014
RCP Safe RNovember 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [8] Safe RNovember 4, 2014

Results

Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2014 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alan Nunnelee (incumbent) 102,622 67.9
Democratic Ron Dickey43,71328.9
Libertarian Danny Bedwell3,8302.5
Reform Lajena Walley9460.6
Total votes151,111 100.0
Republican hold

By county

County [9] Alan Nunnelee
Republican
Ron Dickey
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal
#%#%#%#%
Alcorn 4,62577.78%1,13919.16%1823.06%3,48658.63%5,946
Benton 1,08858.43%72538.94%492.63%36319.50%1,862
Calhoun 2,32070.01%91127.49%832.50%1,40942.52%3,314
Chickasaw 2,21253.24%1,84544.40%982.36%3678.83%4,155
Choctaw 1,58171.99%54624.86%693.14%1,03547.13%2,196
Clay 2,95048.25%2,99749.02%1672.73%-47-0.77%6,114
DeSoto 18,94072.65%6,17823.70%9513.65%12,76248.95%26,069
Itawamba 3,61777.42%80617.25%2495.33%2,81160.17%4,672
Lafayette 6,23664.97%3,02531.52%3373.51%3,21133.45%9,598
Lee 13,18570.86%4,85026.07%5713.07%8,33544.80%18,606
Lowndes 8,51459.95%5,27937.17%4092.88%3,23522.78%14,202
Marshall 3,48448.82%3,46648.56%1872.62%180.25%7,137
Monroe 4,88565.19%2,38731.86%2212.95%2,49833.34%7,493
Oktibbeha (part)51562.58%29135.36%172.07%22427.22%823
Pontotoc 4,98877.90%1,14717.91%2684.19%3,84159.99%6,403
Prentiss 3,39867.43%1,50629.89%1352.68%1,89237.55%5,039
Tate 3,38867.99%1,42528.60%1703.41%1,96339.39%4,983
Tippah 3,70077.47%93119.49%1453.04%2,76957.98%4,776
Tishomingo 3,45576.98%84218.76%1914.26%2,61358.22%4,488
Union 4,42979.62%99817.94%1362.44%3,43161.68%5,563
Webster 2,22280.33%48517.53%592.13%1,73762.80%2,766
Winston 2,89058.91%1,93439.42%821.67%95619.49%4,906
Totals102,62267.91%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. [10]

District 2

2014 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Bennie Thompson Troy RayShelley Shoemake
Party Democratic Independent Reform
Popular vote100,68836,46511,493
Percentage67.8%24.5%7.7%

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County results
Thompson:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Ray:     40-50%

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 was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+13.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Damien Fairconetue

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bennie Thompson (incumbent) 41,618 95.7
Democratic Damien Fairconetue1,8604.3
Total votes43,478 100.0

Republican primary

No Republicans filed to run for the seat [3]

General results

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [5] Safe DNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg [6] Safe DOctober 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7] Safe DOctober 30, 2014
RCP Safe DNovember 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [8] Safe DNovember 4, 2014

Results

Mississippi's 2nd congressional district, 2014 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bennie Thompson (incumbent) 100,688 67.7
Independent Troy Ray36,46524.5
Reform Shelley Shoemake11,4937.7
Total votes148,646 100.0
Democratic hold

By county

County [11] Bennie Thompson
Democratic
Troy Ray
Independent
Shelley Shoemake
Reform
MarginTotal
#%#%#%#%
Attala 1,85747.02%1,68642.69%40610.28%1714.33%3,949
Bolivar 6,09972.85%1,59719.08%6768.07%4,50253.77%8,372
Carroll 1,20340.59%1,33745.11%42414.30%-134-4.52%2,964
Claiborne 1,86385.42%25111.51%673.07%1,61273.91%2,181
Coahoma 3,59675.36%92819.45%2485.20%2,66855.91%4,772
Copiah 3,66659.39%1,79529.08%71211.53%1,87130.31%6,173
Grenada 2,81554.38%1,90336.76%4598.87%91217.62%5,177
Hinds (part)31,03974.28%7,86918.83%2,8786.89%23,17055.45%41,786
Holmes 3,92185.11%58212.63%1042.26%3,33972.48%4,607
Humphreys 1,70477.63%35816.31%1336.06%1,34661.32%2,195
Issaquena 23363.49%10227.79%328.72%13135.69%367
Jefferson 1,67988.32%1739.10%492.58%1,50679.22%1,901
Leake 2,30452.93%1,44733.24%60213.83%85719.69%4,353
Leflore 4,13472.13%1,25321.86%3446.00%2,88150.27%5,731
Madison (part)3,89276.28%83916.44%3717.27%3,05359.84%5,102
Montgomery 1,45255.65%95036.41%2077.93%50219.24%2,609
Panola 3,61556.05%2,29535.58%5408.37%1,32020.47%6,450
Quitman 1,88474.55%51420.34%1295.10%1,37054.21%2,527
Sharkey 79175.05%19918.88%646.07%59256.17%1,054
Sunflower 3,77675.35%88617.68%3496.96%2,89057.67%5,011
Tallahatchie 2,00770.74%68624.18%1445.08%1,32146.56%2,837
Tunica 1,21375.58%27016.82%1227.60%94358.75%1,605
Warren 5,50551.66%3,91136.70%1,24011.64%1,59414.96%10,656
Washington 6,10671.60%1,80821.20%6147.20%4,29850.40%8,528
Yalobusha 1,65952.65%1,34542.68%1474.67%3149.97%3,151
Yazoo 2,67558.30%1,48132.28%4329.42%1,19426.02%4,588
Totals100,68867.74%36,46524.53%11,4937.73%64,22343.21%148,646

District 3

2014 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election
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Nominee Gregg Harper Doug Magee
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote117,77147,744
Percentage68.9%27.9%

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County results
Harper:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Magee:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%

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 was re-elected with 80% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+14.

Republican primary

Candidates

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

Results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gregg Harper (incumbent) 85,674 92.2
Republican Hardy Caraway7,2587.8
Total votes92,932 100.0

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 [3]

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Doug Magee 7,738 48.2
Democratic Dennis Quinn 5,820 36.3
Democratic Jim Liljeberg2,49015.5
Total votes16,048 100.0

Runoff results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Doug Magee 4,925 52.5
Democratic Dennis Quinn4,46247.5
Total votes9,387 100.0

General results

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [5] Safe RNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg [6] Safe ROctober 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7] Safe ROctober 30, 2014
RCP Safe RNovember 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [8] Safe RNovember 4, 2014

Results

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2014 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gregg Harper (incumbent) 117,771 68.9
Democratic Doug Magee47,74427.9
Independent Roger Gerrard3,8902.3
Reform Barbara Dale Washer1,5410.9
Total votes170,946 100.0
Republican hold

By county

County [12] Gregg Harper
Republican
Doug Magee
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal
#%#%#%#%
Adams 4,33851.88%3,82845.78%1952.33%5106.10%8,361
Amite 2,45562.82%1,34534.42%1082.76%1,11028.40%3,908
Clarke (part)2,65474.74%77921.94%1183.32%1,87552.80%3,551
Covington 3,28263.78%1,63031.68%2344.55%1,65232.10%5,146
Franklin 1,49666.79%67830.27%662.95%81836.52%2,240
Hinds (part)5,96270.26%2,34227.60%1822.14%3,62042.66%8,486
Jasper 2,30549.41%2,19847.12%1623.47%1072.29%4,665
Jefferson Davis 1,70844.18%2,03552.64%1233.18%-327-8.46%3,866
Kemper 1,05546.85%1,10649.11%914.04%-51-2.26%2,252
Lauderdale 10,64072.82%3,59224.58%3792.59%7,04848.24%14,611
Lawrence 2,26067.32%1,02630.56%712.11%1,23436.76%3,357
Lincoln 5,55075.67%1,62222.12%1622.21%3,92853.56%7,334
Madison (part)15,15679.21%3,42117.88%5562.91%11,73561.33%19,133
Neshoba 4,75178.10%1,16119.09%1712.81%3,59059.02%6,083
Newton 3,81976.08%1,12422.39%771.53%2,69553.69%5,020
Noxubee 82731.02%1,78867.07%511.91%-961-36.05%2,666
Oktibbeha (part)4,84059.95%3,05137.79%1822.25%1,78922.16%8,073
Pike 4,40357.00%3,12440.45%1972.55%1,27916.56%7,724
Rankin 25,97380.10%4,86715.01%1,5844.89%21,10665.09%32,424
Scott 3,29267.14%1,45329.63%1583.22%1,83937.51%4,903
Simpson 4,59166.73%2,07930.22%2103.05%2,51236.51%6,880
Smith 3,28475.84%87520.21%1713.95%2,40955.64%4,330
Walthall 2,32360.73%1,38036.08%1223.19%94324.65%3,825
Wilkinson 80738.28%1,24058.82%612.89%-433-20.54%2,108
Totals117,77168.89%47,74427.93%5,4313.18%70,02740.96%170,946

District 4

2014 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
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Nominee Steven Palazzo Matthew Moore
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote108,77637,869
Percentage69.9%24.3%

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County results
Palazzo:     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Moore:     40-50%

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 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. [13] Taylor, who served in the U.S. House from 1989 to 2011, had switched parties, and ran for the seat as a Republican. [14] [15] [16]

Candidates

Nominee
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 [3]
Declined

Results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven Palazzo (incumbent) 54,268 50.5
Republican Gene Taylor46,13343.0
Republican Tom Carter4,9554.6
Republican Tavish Kelly1,1291.1
Republican Ron Vincent9040.8
Total votes107,389 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Trish Causey [3]

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Matt Moore 6,355 55.7
Democratic Trish Causey5,06344.3
Total votes16,048 100.0

General results

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [5] Safe RNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg [6] Safe ROctober 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7] Safe ROctober 30, 2014
RCP Safe RNovember 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [8] Safe RNovember 4, 2014

Results

Mississippi's 4th congressional district, 2014 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven Palazzo (incumbent) 108,776 69.9
Democratic Matt Moore37,86924.3
Independent Cindy Burleson3,6842.4
Libertarian Joey Robinson3,4732.2
Reform Eli Jackson9170.6
Independent Ed Reich8570.6
Total votes155,576 100.0
Republican hold

By county

County [18] Steven Palazzo
Republican
Matt Moore
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal
#%#%#%#%
Clarke (part)25445.68%27749.82%254.50%-23-4.14%556
Forrest 9,08862.96%4,46830.95%8786.08%4,62032.01%14,434
George 3,75983.39%52911.73%2204.88%3,23071.65%4,508
Greene 1,94479.31%41616.97%913.71%1,52862.34%2,451
Hancock 6,47070.69%1,99421.79%6887.52%4,47648.91%9,152
Harrison 21,47263.39%10,11829.87%2,2846.74%11,35433.52%33,874
Jackson 21,37469.76%7,55724.66%1,7095.58%13,81745.09%30,640
Jones 12,68171.62%4,02622.74%9985.64%8,65548.88%17,705
Lamar 11,01579.38%2,13815.41%7245.22%8,87763.97%13,877
Marion 4,34469.77%1,74027.95%1422.28%2,60441.82%6,226
Pearl River 8,58378.01%1,76916.08%6505.91%6,81461.93%11,002
Perry 2,04174.22%58221.16%1274.62%1,45953.05%2,750
Stone 2,90272.08%85721.29%2676.63%2,04550.79%4,026
Wayne 2,84965.12%1,39831.95%1282.93%1,45133.17%4,375
Totals108,77669.92%37,86924.34%8,9315.74%70,90745.58%155,576

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