2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi explained

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.

Overview

Statewide

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican680,81057.58%3-
Democratic449,89638.05%1-
Libertarian20,8681.77%0-
Independents15,6141.32%0-
Reform15,0851.28%0-
Totals1,182,273100.00%4

By district

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%

District 1

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

District 2

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

General election

Results

District 3

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.

Republican primary

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Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

General election

Results

District 4

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

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