2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

2004 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
	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

2004 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
	County results; Wicker: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. Representative before election; Roger Wicker; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Roger Wicker; Republican

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
	November 2, 2004
All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Democratic 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

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.

Overview

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	658,589	59.00%	2
	Democratic	336,240	30.12%	2
	Reform	80,948	7.25%	0
	Independents	40,426	3.62%	0
Totals		1,116,203	100.00%	4

District 1

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 Mississippi's 1st congressional district^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roger Wicker (incumbent)	219,328	79.01%
	Reform	Barbara Dale Washer	58,256	20.99%
Total votes			277,584	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^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bennie Thompson (incumbent)	24,316	100.00%
Total votes			24,316	100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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 votes			17,056	100.00

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bennie Thompson (incumbent)	154,626	58.38%
	Republican	Clinton LeSueur	107,647	40.64%
	Reform	Shawn O'Hara	2,596	0.98%
Total votes			264,869	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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chip Pickering (incumbent)	234,874	80.06%
	Independent	Jim Giles	40,426	13.78%
	Reform	Lamonica L. McGee	18,068	6.16%
Total votes			293,368	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

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^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gene Taylor (incumbent)	938	100.00%
Total votes			938	100.00

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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 votes			17,056	100.00

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[2]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

2004 Mississippi's 4th congressional district^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gene Taylor (incumbent)	181,614	64.77%
	Republican	Michael Lott	96,740	34.50%
	Reform	Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill	2,028	0.72%
Total votes			280,382	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2004 Competitive House Race Chart" (PDF). House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. October 29, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2004 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2004. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Federal Elections 2004" (PDF). May 1, 2005.

[Cook-1] "2004 Competitive House Race Chart" (PDF). House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. October 29, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

[Sabato-2] "2004 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2004. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 24, 2023.

[2004_House_results-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Federal Elections 2004" (PDF). May 1, 2005.

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