2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi|
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Majority party
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Minority party
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| Party
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Republican
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Democratic
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| Last election
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3
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1
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| Seats won
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3
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1
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| Seat change
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| Popular vote
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329,169
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230,014
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| Percentage
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52.56%
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36.73%
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| Swing
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 2.68%
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 2.68%
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 District results County results
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Republican
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
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Democratic
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
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Independent
40–50%
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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.
Overview
| 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi[1]
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| Party
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Votes
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Percentage
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Seats
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+/–
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Republican
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329,169
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52.56%
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3
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-
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Democratic
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230,014
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36.73%
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1
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-
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Reform
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14,897
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2.38%
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0
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-
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Libertarian
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7,303
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1.17%
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0
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-
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Independents
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44,896
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7.17%
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0
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-
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| Totals
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626,279
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100.00%
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4
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—
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District
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district:[2]
District 1
2014 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election|
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 County results
Nunnelee: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Dickey: 40-50% |
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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
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
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
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Danny Bedwell, chair of the Mississippi Libertarian Party
General results
Predictions
Results
By county
| County[9]
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Alan Nunnelee
Republican
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Ron Dickey
Democratic
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Various candidates
Other parties
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Margin
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Total
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| #
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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| Alcorn
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4,625
|
77.78%
|
1,139
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19.16%
|
182
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3.06%
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3,486
|
58.63%
|
5,946
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| Benton
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1,088
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58.43%
|
725
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38.94%
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49
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2.63%
|
363
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19.50%
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1,862
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| Calhoun
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2,320
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70.01%
|
911
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27.49%
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83
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2.50%
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1,409
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42.52%
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3,314
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| Chickasaw
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2,212
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53.24%
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1,845
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44.40%
|
98
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2.36%
|
367
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8.83%
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4,155
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| Choctaw
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1,581
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71.99%
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546
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24.86%
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69
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3.14%
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1,035
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47.13%
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2,196
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| Clay
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2,950
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48.25%
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2,997
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49.02%
|
167
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2.73%
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-47
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-0.77%
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6,114
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| DeSoto
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18,940
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72.65%
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6,178
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23.70%
|
951
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3.65%
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12,762
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48.95%
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26,069
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| Itawamba
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3,617
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77.42%
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806
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17.25%
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249
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5.33%
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2,811
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60.17%
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4,672
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| Lafayette
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6,236
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64.97%
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3,025
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31.52%
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337
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3.51%
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3,211
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33.45%
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9,598
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| Lee
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13,185
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70.86%
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4,850
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26.07%
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571
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3.07%
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8,335
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44.80%
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18,606
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| Lowndes
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8,514
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59.95%
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5,279
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37.17%
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409
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2.88%
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3,235
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22.78%
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14,202
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| Marshall
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3,484
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48.82%
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3,466
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48.56%
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187
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2.62%
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18
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0.25%
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7,137
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| Monroe
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4,885
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65.19%
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2,387
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31.86%
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221
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2.95%
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2,498
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33.34%
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7,493
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| Oktibbeha (part)
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515
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62.58%
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291
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35.36%
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17
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2.07%
|
224
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27.22%
|
823
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| Pontotoc
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4,988
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77.90%
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1,147
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17.91%
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268
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4.19%
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3,841
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59.99%
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6,403
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| Prentiss
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3,398
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67.43%
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1,506
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29.89%
|
135
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2.68%
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1,892
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37.55%
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5,039
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| Tate
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3,388
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67.99%
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1,425
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28.60%
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170
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3.41%
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1,963
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39.39%
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4,983
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| Tippah
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3,700
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77.47%
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931
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19.49%
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145
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3.04%
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2,769
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57.98%
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4,776
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| Tishomingo
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3,455
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76.98%
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842
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18.76%
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191
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4.26%
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2,613
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58.22%
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4,488
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| Union
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4,429
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79.62%
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998
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17.94%
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136
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2.44%
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3,431
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61.68%
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5,563
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| Webster
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2,222
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80.33%
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485
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17.53%
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59
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2.13%
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1,737
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62.80%
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2,766
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| Winston
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2,890
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58.91%
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1,934
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39.42%
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82
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1.67%
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956
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19.49%
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4,906
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| Totals |
102,622 |
67.91% |
43,713 |
28.93% |
4,776 |
3.16% |
58,909 |
38.98% |
151,111
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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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 County results
Thompson: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Ray: 40-50% |
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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
Results
Republican primary
No Republicans filed to run for the seat[3]
General results
Predictions
Results
By county
| County[11]
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic
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Troy Ray
Independent
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Shelley Shoemake
Reform
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Margin
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Total
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| #
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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| Attala
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1,857
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47.02%
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1,686
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42.69%
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406
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10.28%
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171
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4.33%
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3,949
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| Bolivar
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6,099
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72.85%
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1,597
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19.08%
|
676
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8.07%
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4,502
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53.77%
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8,372
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| Carroll
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1,203
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40.59%
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1,337
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45.11%
|
424
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14.30%
|
-134
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-4.52%
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2,964
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| Claiborne
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1,863
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85.42%
|
251
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11.51%
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67
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3.07%
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1,612
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73.91%
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2,181
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| Coahoma
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3,596
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75.36%
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928
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19.45%
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248
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5.20%
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2,668
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55.91%
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4,772
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| Copiah
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3,666
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59.39%
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1,795
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29.08%
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712
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11.53%
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1,871
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30.31%
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6,173
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| Grenada
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2,815
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54.38%
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1,903
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36.76%
|
459
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8.87%
|
912
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17.62%
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5,177
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| Hinds (part)
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31,039
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74.28%
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7,869
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18.83%
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2,878
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6.89%
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23,170
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55.45%
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41,786
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| Holmes
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3,921
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85.11%
|
582
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12.63%
|
104
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2.26%
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3,339
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72.48%
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4,607
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| Humphreys
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1,704
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77.63%
|
358
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16.31%
|
133
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6.06%
|
1,346
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61.32%
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2,195
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| Issaquena
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233
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63.49%
|
102
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27.79%
|
32
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8.72%
|
131
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35.69%
|
367
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| Jefferson
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1,679
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88.32%
|
173
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9.10%
|
49
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2.58%
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1,506
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79.22%
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1,901
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| Leake
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2,304
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52.93%
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1,447
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33.24%
|
602
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13.83%
|
857
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19.69%
|
4,353
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| Leflore
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4,134
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72.13%
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1,253
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21.86%
|
344
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6.00%
|
2,881
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50.27%
|
5,731
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| Madison (part)
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3,892
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76.28%
|
839
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16.44%
|
371
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7.27%
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3,053
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59.84%
|
5,102
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| Montgomery
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1,452
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55.65%
|
950
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36.41%
|
207
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7.93%
|
502
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19.24%
|
2,609
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| Panola
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3,615
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56.05%
|
2,295
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35.58%
|
540
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8.37%
|
1,320
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20.47%
|
6,450
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| Quitman
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1,884
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74.55%
|
514
|
20.34%
|
129
|
5.10%
|
1,370
|
54.21%
|
2,527
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| Sharkey
|
791
|
75.05%
|
199
|
18.88%
|
64
|
6.07%
|
592
|
56.17%
|
1,054
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| Sunflower
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3,776
|
75.35%
|
886
|
17.68%
|
349
|
6.96%
|
2,890
|
57.67%
|
5,011
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| Tallahatchie
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2,007
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70.74%
|
686
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24.18%
|
144
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5.08%
|
1,321
|
46.56%
|
2,837
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| Tunica
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1,213
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75.58%
|
270
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16.82%
|
122
|
7.60%
|
943
|
58.75%
|
1,605
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| Warren
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5,505
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51.66%
|
3,911
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36.70%
|
1,240
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11.64%
|
1,594
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14.96%
|
10,656
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| Washington
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6,106
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71.60%
|
1,808
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21.20%
|
614
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7.20%
|
4,298
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50.40%
|
8,528
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| Yalobusha
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1,659
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52.65%
|
1,345
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42.68%
|
147
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4.67%
|
314
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9.97%
|
3,151
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| Yazoo
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2,675
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58.30%
|
1,481
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32.28%
|
432
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9.42%
|
1,194
|
26.02%
|
4,588
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| Totals |
100,688 |
67.74% |
36,465 |
24.53% |
11,493 |
7.73% |
64,223 |
43.21% |
148,646
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District 3
2014 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election|
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 County results
Harper: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Magee: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% |
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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
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
Runoff results
General results
Predictions
Results
By county
| County[12]
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Gregg Harper
Republican
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Doug Magee
Democratic
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Various candidates
Other parties
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Margin
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Total
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| #
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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| Adams
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4,338
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51.88%
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3,828
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45.78%
|
195
|
2.33%
|
510
|
6.10%
|
8,361
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| Amite
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2,455
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62.82%
|
1,345
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34.42%
|
108
|
2.76%
|
1,110
|
28.40%
|
3,908
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| Clarke (part)
|
2,654
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74.74%
|
779
|
21.94%
|
118
|
3.32%
|
1,875
|
52.80%
|
3,551
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| Covington
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3,282
|
63.78%
|
1,630
|
31.68%
|
234
|
4.55%
|
1,652
|
32.10%
|
5,146
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| Franklin
|
1,496
|
66.79%
|
678
|
30.27%
|
66
|
2.95%
|
818
|
36.52%
|
2,240
|
| Hinds (part)
|
5,962
|
70.26%
|
2,342
|
27.60%
|
182
|
2.14%
|
3,620
|
42.66%
|
8,486
|
| Jasper
|
2,305
|
49.41%
|
2,198
|
47.12%
|
162
|
3.47%
|
107
|
2.29%
|
4,665
|
| Jefferson Davis
|
1,708
|
44.18%
|
2,035
|
52.64%
|
123
|
3.18%
|
-327
|
-8.46%
|
3,866
|
| Kemper
|
1,055
|
46.85%
|
1,106
|
49.11%
|
91
|
4.04%
|
-51
|
-2.26%
|
2,252
|
| Lauderdale
|
10,640
|
72.82%
|
3,592
|
24.58%
|
379
|
2.59%
|
7,048
|
48.24%
|
14,611
|
| Lawrence
|
2,260
|
67.32%
|
1,026
|
30.56%
|
71
|
2.11%
|
1,234
|
36.76%
|
3,357
|
| Lincoln
|
5,550
|
75.67%
|
1,622
|
22.12%
|
162
|
2.21%
|
3,928
|
53.56%
|
7,334
|
| Madison (part)
|
15,156
|
79.21%
|
3,421
|
17.88%
|
556
|
2.91%
|
11,735
|
61.33%
|
19,133
|
| Neshoba
|
4,751
|
78.10%
|
1,161
|
19.09%
|
171
|
2.81%
|
3,590
|
59.02%
|
6,083
|
| Newton
|
3,819
|
76.08%
|
1,124
|
22.39%
|
77
|
1.53%
|
2,695
|
53.69%
|
5,020
|
| Noxubee
|
827
|
31.02%
|
1,788
|
67.07%
|
51
|
1.91%
|
-961
|
-36.05%
|
2,666
|
| Oktibbeha (part)
|
4,840
|
59.95%
|
3,051
|
37.79%
|
182
|
2.25%
|
1,789
|
22.16%
|
8,073
|
| Pike
|
4,403
|
57.00%
|
3,124
|
40.45%
|
197
|
2.55%
|
1,279
|
16.56%
|
7,724
|
| Rankin
|
25,973
|
80.10%
|
4,867
|
15.01%
|
1,584
|
4.89%
|
21,106
|
65.09%
|
32,424
|
| Scott
|
3,292
|
67.14%
|
1,453
|
29.63%
|
158
|
3.22%
|
1,839
|
37.51%
|
4,903
|
| Simpson
|
4,591
|
66.73%
|
2,079
|
30.22%
|
210
|
3.05%
|
2,512
|
36.51%
|
6,880
|
| Smith
|
3,284
|
75.84%
|
875
|
20.21%
|
171
|
3.95%
|
2,409
|
55.64%
|
4,330
|
| Walthall
|
2,323
|
60.73%
|
1,380
|
36.08%
|
122
|
3.19%
|
943
|
24.65%
|
3,825
|
| Wilkinson
|
807
|
38.28%
|
1,240
|
58.82%
|
61
|
2.89%
|
-433
|
-20.54%
|
2,108
|
| Totals |
117,771 |
68.89% |
47,744 |
27.93% |
5,431 |
3.18% |
70,027 |
40.96% |
170,946
|
District 4
2014 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election|
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|
|
 County results
Palazzo: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Moore: 40-50% |
|
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
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Results
General results
Predictions
Results
By county
| County[18]
|
Steven Palazzo
Republican
|
Matt Moore
Democratic
|
Various candidates
Other parties
|
Margin
|
Total
|
| #
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
| Clarke (part)
|
254
|
45.68%
|
277
|
49.82%
|
25
|
4.50%
|
-23
|
-4.14%
|
556
|
| Forrest
|
9,088
|
62.96%
|
4,468
|
30.95%
|
878
|
6.08%
|
4,620
|
32.01%
|
14,434
|
| George
|
3,759
|
83.39%
|
529
|
11.73%
|
220
|
4.88%
|
3,230
|
71.65%
|
4,508
|
| Greene
|
1,944
|
79.31%
|
416
|
16.97%
|
91
|
3.71%
|
1,528
|
62.34%
|
2,451
|
| Hancock
|
6,470
|
70.69%
|
1,994
|
21.79%
|
688
|
7.52%
|
4,476
|
48.91%
|
9,152
|
| Harrison
|
21,472
|
63.39%
|
10,118
|
29.87%
|
2,284
|
6.74%
|
11,354
|
33.52%
|
33,874
|
| Jackson
|
21,374
|
69.76%
|
7,557
|
24.66%
|
1,709
|
5.58%
|
13,817
|
45.09%
|
30,640
|
| Jones
|
12,681
|
71.62%
|
4,026
|
22.74%
|
998
|
5.64%
|
8,655
|
48.88%
|
17,705
|
| Lamar
|
11,015
|
79.38%
|
2,138
|
15.41%
|
724
|
5.22%
|
8,877
|
63.97%
|
13,877
|
| Marion
|
4,344
|
69.77%
|
1,740
|
27.95%
|
142
|
2.28%
|
2,604
|
41.82%
|
6,226
|
| Pearl River
|
8,583
|
78.01%
|
1,769
|
16.08%
|
650
|
5.91%
|
6,814
|
61.93%
|
11,002
|
| Perry
|
2,041
|
74.22%
|
582
|
21.16%
|
127
|
4.62%
|
1,459
|
53.05%
|
2,750
|
| Stone
|
2,902
|
72.08%
|
857
|
21.29%
|
267
|
6.63%
|
2,045
|
50.79%
|
4,026
|
| Wayne
|
2,849
|
65.12%
|
1,398
|
31.95%
|
128
|
2.93%
|
1,451
|
33.17%
|
4,375
|
| Totals |
108,776 |
69.92% |
37,869 |
24.34% |
8,931 |
5.74% |
70,907 |
45.58% |
155,576
|
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