Election Name: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi |
Country: | Mississippi |
Flag Image: | Flag of Mississippi (2001–2020).svg |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Seats For Election: | All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives |
Election Date: | November 8, 2016 |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Last Election1: | 3 |
Seats1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 680,810 |
Percentage1: | 57.58% |
Swing1: | 5.02% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Last Election2: | 1 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 449,896 |
Percentage2: | 38.05% |
Swing2: | 1.32% |
Map Size: | 170px |
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.
2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi | |||||
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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 | — | |
Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district:
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206,455 | 68.72% | 83,947 | 27.94% | 10,021 | 3.34% | 300,423 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
83,542 | 29.15% | 192,343 | 67.11% | 10,741 | 3.75% | 286,626 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
209,490 | 66.20% | 96,101 | 30.37% | 10,854 | 3.43% | 316,445 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
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% |
Election Name: | 2016 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election |
Flag Image: | Flag of Mississippi (2001–2020).svg |
Country: | Mississippi |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2015 Mississippi's 1st congressional district special election |
Previous Year: | 2015 (special) |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 1 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Trent Kelly, Official Portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Trent Kelly |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 206,455 |
Percentage1: | 68.7% |
Nominee2: | Jacob Owens |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 83,947 |
Percentage2: | 27.9% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Trent Kelly |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Trent Kelly |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.
Election Name: | 2016 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election |
Country: | Mississippi |
Flag Image: | Flag of Mississippi (2001–2020).svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 2 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 2 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Bennie Thompson, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Bennie Thompson |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 192,343 |
Percentage1: | 67.1% |
Nominee2: | John Boule II |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 83,542 |
Percentage2: | 29.2% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Bennie Thompson |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Bennie Thompson |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
Election Name: | 2016 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election |
Country: | Mississippi |
Flag Image: | Flag of Mississippi (2001–2020).svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 3 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 3 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Greg Harper official photo (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Gregg Harper |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 209,490 |
Percentage1: | 66.2% |
Nominee2: | Dennis Quinn |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 96,101 |
Percentage2: | 30.4% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Gregg Harper |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Gregg Harper |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.
Election Name: | 2016 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election |
Country: | Mississippi |
Flag Image: | Flag of Mississippi (2001–2020).svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 4 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 4 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Steven Palazzo, Official Portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Steven Palazzo |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 181,323 |
Percentage1: | 65.0% |
Nominee2: | Mark Gladney |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 77,505 |
Percentage2: | 27.8% |
Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
Nominee3: | Richard McCluskey |
Party3: | Libertarian Party (United States) |
Popular Vote3: | 14,687 |
Percentage3: | 5.3% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Steven Palazzo |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Steven Palazzo |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.