2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

2016 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election
	Results by county; Thompson: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%; Boule: 40-50% 50-60%
U.S. Representative before election; Bennie Thompson; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Bennie Thompson; Democratic

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
	November 8, 2016
All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Democratic 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

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

Incumbent Republican Trent Kelly, who had represented the district since 2015 ran for re-election. He won a special election to replace Alan Nunnelee (who died on February 6, 2015) 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^[1]
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[2]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections^[3]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg^[4]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP^[6]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2016 ^[7]
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

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^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boule II	35,871	100.0
Total votes			35,871	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[2]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections^[3]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg^[4]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[5]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP^[6]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Mississippi's 2nd congressional district, 2016 ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bennie G. Thompson (incumbent)	192,343	67.1
	Republican	John Boule II	83,542	29.1
	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

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^[1]
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^[1]
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[2]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections^[3]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg^[4]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP^[6]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2016 ^[7]
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%

Results by county
Palazzo: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Gladney: 50-60%

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 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^[1]
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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[2]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections^[3]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg^[4]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP^[6]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Mississippi's 4th congressional district, 2016 ^[7]
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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Mississippi Election Results". Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016". House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016)". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "2016 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Battle for the House 2016". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mississippi General Election 2016". Mississippi Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

External links

[primaryresults-1] "Mississippi Election Results". Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved March 23, 2016.

[cook-2] "2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016". House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 12, 2016.

[Kos-3] "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved November 7, 2016.

[rothenberg1-4] "2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016)". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

[Sabato-5] "2016 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.

[RCP-6] "Battle for the House 2016". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

[Generalelection-7] "Mississippi General Election 2016". Mississippi Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

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