2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi explained

Election Name:2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
Flag Image:Flag of Mississippi (2001–2020).svg
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
Previous Year:2002
Next Election:2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
Next Year:2006
Seats For Election:All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:2
Seats1:2
Popular Vote1:658,589
Percentage1:59.00%
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:2
Seats2:2
Popular Vote2:336,240
Percentage2:30.12%
Party3:Reform Party (United States)
Last Election3:0
Seats3:0
Popular Vote3:80,948
Percentage3:7.25%
Map Size:300px

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
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican658,58959.00%2
Democratic336,24030.12%2
Reform80,9487.25%0
Independents40,4263.62%0
Totals1,116,203100.00%4

District 1

Election Name:2004 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
Country:Mississippi
Flag Image:Flag of Mississippi (2001–2020).svg
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 1
Previous Year:2002
Next Election:2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 1
Next Year:2006
Image1:File:Roger Wicker, official Congressional photo portrait (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Roger Wicker
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:219,328
Percentage1:79.0%
Nominee2:Barbara Dale Washer
Party2:Reform Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:58,256
Percentage2:21.0%
Map Size:180px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Roger Wicker
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Roger Wicker
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

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

Results

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

Republican primary

Primary results

General election

Results

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

Results

District 4

Election Name:2004 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
Country:Mississippi
Flag Image:Flag of Mississippi (2001–2020).svg
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 4
Previous Year:2002
Next Election:2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 4
Next Year:2006
Image1:Gene Taylor, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg
Nominee1:Gene Taylor
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:181,614
Percentage1:64.8%
Nominee2:Michael Lott
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:96,740
Percentage2:34.5%
Map Size:200px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Gene Taylor
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Gene Taylor
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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.