2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

November 8, 2016
All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 3 1 Seats won 3 1 Seat change Popular vote 680,810 449,896 Percentage 57.58% 38.05% Swing 5.02% 1.32%
Republican   60–70% Democratic   60–70%

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 Mississippi
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	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	—

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

District 1

2016 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election

Nominee Trent Kelly Jacob Owens Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 206,455 83,947 Percentage 68.7% 27.9%

U.S. Representative before election Trent Kelly Republican Elected U.S. Representative Trent Kelly Republican

See also: Mississippi's 1st congressional district

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

• Trent Kelly, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Paul Clever

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trent Kelly (incumbent)	95,049	89.3
	Republican	Paul Clever	11,397	10.7
Total votes			106,446	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jacob Owens

General election

Results

Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trent Kelly (incumbent)	206,455	68.7
	Democratic	Jacob Owens	83,947	27.9
	Libertarian	Chase Wilson	6,181	2.1
	Reform	Cathy Toole	3,840	1.3
Total votes			300,123	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2016 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election

Nominee Bennie Thompson John Boule II Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 192,343 83,542 Percentage 67.1% 29.2%

U.S. Representative before election Bennie Thompson Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson Democratic

See also: Mississippi's 2nd congressional district

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 Boule II

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boule II	35,871	100.0
Total votes			35,871	100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi's 2nd congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bennie G. Thompson (incumbent)	192,343	67.1
	Republican	John Boule II	83,542	29.2
	Independent	Troy Ray	6,918	2.4
	Reform	Johnny McLeod	3,823	1.3
Total votes			286,626	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2016 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election

Nominee Gregg Harper Dennis Quinn Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 209,490 96,101 Percentage 66.2% 30.4%

U.S. Representative before election Gregg Harper Republican Elected U.S. Representative Gregg Harper Republican

See also: Mississippi's 3rd congressional district

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

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregg Harper (incumbent)	87,997	89.10
	Republican	Jimmy Giles	10,760	10.9
Total votes			98,757	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dennis C. Quinn, candidate for this seat in 2014

Eliminated in primary

• Nathan Stewart

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis C. Quinn	29,149	65.5
	Democratic	Nathan Stewart	15,384	34.5
Total votes			44,533	100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregg Harper (incumbent)	209,490	66.2
	Democratic	Dennis C. Quinn	96,101	30.4
	Independent	Roger Gerrard	8,696	2.7
	Reform	Lajena Sheets	2,158	0.7
Total votes			316,445	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2016 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election

Nominee Steven Palazzo Mark Gladney Richard McCluskey Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 181,323 77,505 14,687 Percentage 65.0% 27.8% 5.3%

U.S. Representative before election Steven Palazzo Republican Elected U.S. Representative Steven Palazzo Republican

See also: Mississippi's 4th congressional district

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

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Palazzo (incumbent)	103,558	100.0
Total votes			103,558	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Palazzo (incumbent)	181,323	65.0
	Democratic	Mark Gladney	77,505	27.8
	Libertarian	Richard Blake McCluskey	14,687	5.3
	Reform	Shawn O'Hara	5,264	1.9
Total votes			278,779	100.0
	Republican hold

External links

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