2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi ← 2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04 ) 2016 →
United States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Republican Democratic Last election 3 1 Seats won 3 1 Seat change Popular vote 329,169 230,014 Percentage 52.56% 36.73% Swing
District results County results Republican
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The2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the four members of theUnited States House of Representatives from the state of Mississippi, one from each of the state's fourcongressional districts . The elections coincided with other elections to theUnited States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including aSenate election in Mississippi .
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi[ 1] Party Votes Percentage Seats +/– Republican 329,169 52.56% 3 - Democratic 230,014 36.73% 1 - Reform 14,897 2.38% 0 - Libertarian 7,303 1.17% 0 - Independents 44,896 7.17% 0 - Totals 626,279 100.00% 4 —
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district:[ 2]
District Republican Democratic Others Total Result Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % District 1 102,622 67.91% 43,713 28.93% 4,776 3.16% 151,111 100% Republican hold District 2 0 0.00% 100,688 67.74% 47,958 32.26% 148,646 100% Democratic hold District 3 117,771 68.89% 47,744 27.93% 5,431 3.18% 170,946 100% Republican hold District 4 108,776 69.92% 37,869 24.34% 8,931 5.74% 155,576 100% Republican hold Total 329,169 52.56% 230,014 36.73% 67,096 10.71% 626,279 100%
2014 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election County results
Nunnelee: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Dickey: 40–50%
Incumbent RepublicanAlan 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 aPVI of R+16.
Nunnelee was the only Congressman in Mississippi who did not face a primary opponent in 2014.[ 3]
Republican primary results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Alan Nunnelee (incumbent) 56,550 100.0
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Rex Weathers, candidate for this seat in1992 and1996 and the nominee for this seat in1998 and2002 [ 3] Democratic primary results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Ron Dickey 9,741 66.0 Democratic Rex Weathers 5,022 34.0 Total votes 14,763 100.0
Libertarian primary [ edit ] Danny Bedwell, chair of the Mississippi Libertarian Party County[ 9] Alan Nunnelee Ron Dickey Various candidates Margin Total # % # % # % # % Alcorn 4,625 77.78% 1,139 19.16% 182 3.06% 3,486 58.63% 5,946 Benton 1,088 58.43% 725 38.94% 49 2.63% 363 19.50% 1,862 Calhoun 2,320 70.01% 911 27.49% 83 2.50% 1,409 42.52% 3,314 Chickasaw 2,212 53.24% 1,845 44.40% 98 2.36% 367 8.83% 4,155 Choctaw 1,581 71.99% 546 24.86% 69 3.14% 1,035 47.13% 2,196 Clay 2,950 48.25% 2,997 49.02% 167 2.73% -47 -0.77% 6,114 DeSoto 18,940 72.65% 6,178 23.70% 951 3.65% 12,762 48.95% 26,069 Itawamba 3,617 77.42% 806 17.25% 249 5.33% 2,811 60.17% 4,672 Lafayette 6,236 64.97% 3,025 31.52% 337 3.51% 3,211 33.45% 9,598 Lee 13,185 70.86% 4,850 26.07% 571 3.07% 8,335 44.80% 18,606 Lowndes 8,514 59.95% 5,279 37.17% 409 2.88% 3,235 22.78% 14,202 Marshall 3,484 48.82% 3,466 48.56% 187 2.62% 18 0.25% 7,137 Monroe 4,885 65.19% 2,387 31.86% 221 2.95% 2,498 33.34% 7,493 Oktibbeha (part)515 62.58% 291 35.36% 17 2.07% 224 27.22% 823 Pontotoc 4,988 77.90% 1,147 17.91% 268 4.19% 3,841 59.99% 6,403 Prentiss 3,398 67.43% 1,506 29.89% 135 2.68% 1,892 37.55% 5,039 Tate 3,388 67.99% 1,425 28.60% 170 3.41% 1,963 39.39% 4,983 Tippah 3,700 77.47% 931 19.49% 145 3.04% 2,769 57.98% 4,776 Tishomingo 3,455 76.98% 842 18.76% 191 4.26% 2,613 58.22% 4,488 Union 4,429 79.62% 998 17.94% 136 2.44% 3,431 61.68% 5,563 Webster 2,222 80.33% 485 17.53% 59 2.13% 1,737 62.80% 2,766 Winston 2,890 58.91% 1,934 39.42% 82 1.67% 956 19.49% 4,906 Totals 102,622 67.91% 43,713 28.93% 4,776 3.16% 58,909 38.98% 151,111
Nunnelee died on February 6, 2015, shortly after starting his third term in office.[ 10]
2014 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election County resultsThompson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Ray: 40-50%
Incumbent DemocratBennie 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 aPVI of D+13.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Democratic primary results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Bennie Thompson (incumbent) 41,618 95.7 Democratic Damien Fairconetue 1,860 4.3 Total votes 43,478 100.0
No Republicans filed to run for the seat[ 3]
County[ 11] Bennie Thompson Troy Ray Shelley Shoemake Margin Total # % # % # % # % Attala 1,857 47.02% 1,686 42.69% 406 10.28% 171 4.33% 3,949 Bolivar 6,099 72.85% 1,597 19.08% 676 8.07% 4,502 53.77% 8,372 Carroll 1,203 40.59% 1,337 45.11% 424 14.30% -134 -4.52% 2,964 Claiborne 1,863 85.42% 251 11.51% 67 3.07% 1,612 73.91% 2,181 Coahoma 3,596 75.36% 928 19.45% 248 5.20% 2,668 55.91% 4,772 Copiah 3,666 59.39% 1,795 29.08% 712 11.53% 1,871 30.31% 6,173 Grenada 2,815 54.38% 1,903 36.76% 459 8.87% 912 17.62% 5,177 Hinds (part)31,039 74.28% 7,869 18.83% 2,878 6.89% 23,170 55.45% 41,786 Holmes 3,921 85.11% 582 12.63% 104 2.26% 3,339 72.48% 4,607 Humphreys 1,704 77.63% 358 16.31% 133 6.06% 1,346 61.32% 2,195 Issaquena 233 63.49% 102 27.79% 32 8.72% 131 35.69% 367 Jefferson 1,679 88.32% 173 9.10% 49 2.58% 1,506 79.22% 1,901 Leake 2,304 52.93% 1,447 33.24% 602 13.83% 857 19.69% 4,353 Leflore 4,134 72.13% 1,253 21.86% 344 6.00% 2,881 50.27% 5,731 Madison (part)3,892 76.28% 839 16.44% 371 7.27% 3,053 59.84% 5,102 Montgomery 1,452 55.65% 950 36.41% 207 7.93% 502 19.24% 2,609 Panola 3,615 56.05% 2,295 35.58% 540 8.37% 1,320 20.47% 6,450 Quitman 1,884 74.55% 514 20.34% 129 5.10% 1,370 54.21% 2,527 Sharkey 791 75.05% 199 18.88% 64 6.07% 592 56.17% 1,054 Sunflower 3,776 75.35% 886 17.68% 349 6.96% 2,890 57.67% 5,011 Tallahatchie 2,007 70.74% 686 24.18% 144 5.08% 1,321 46.56% 2,837 Tunica 1,213 75.58% 270 16.82% 122 7.60% 943 58.75% 1,605 Warren 5,505 51.66% 3,911 36.70% 1,240 11.64% 1,594 14.96% 10,656 Washington 6,106 71.60% 1,808 21.20% 614 7.20% 4,298 50.40% 8,528 Yalobusha 1,659 52.65% 1,345 42.68% 147 4.67% 314 9.97% 3,151 Yazoo 2,675 58.30% 1,481 32.28% 432 9.42% 1,194 26.02% 4,588 Totals 100,688 67.74% 36,465 24.53% 11,493 7.73% 64,223 43.21% 148,646
2014 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election County resultsHarper: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Magee: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Incumbent RepublicanGregg 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 aPVI of R+14.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Hardy Caraway, Independent candidate for the 2nd district in1984 and nominee for the 2nd district in2000 Republican primary results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Gregg Harper (incumbent) 85,674 92.2 Republican Hardy Caraway 7,258 7.8 Total votes 92,932 100.0
Doug Magee, Republican candidate for the 4th district in1988 Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Jim Liljeberg, high school maths teacher Dennis Quinn[ 3] Democratic primary results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Doug Magee 4,925 52.5 Democratic Dennis Quinn 4,462 47.5 Total votes 9,387 100.0
County[ 12] Gregg Harper Doug Magee Various candidates Margin Total # % # % # % # % Adams 4,338 51.88% 3,828 45.78% 195 2.33% 510 6.10% 8,361 Amite 2,455 62.82% 1,345 34.42% 108 2.76% 1,110 28.40% 3,908 Clarke (part)2,654 74.74% 779 21.94% 118 3.32% 1,875 52.80% 3,551 Covington 3,282 63.78% 1,630 31.68% 234 4.55% 1,652 32.10% 5,146 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
2014 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election County resultsPalazzo: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Moore: 40–50%
Incumbent RepublicanSteven 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 aPVI of R+21.
Palazzo was first electedin 2010 , defeatingDemocratic incumbentGene Taylor . He was targeted by theClub for Growth .[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Tom Carter, business executive Tavish Kelly Gene Taylor , former U.S. RepresentativeRon Vincent, Tea Party activist, retired engineer and candidate for this seat in2012 [ 3] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Democratic primary results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Matt Moore 6,355 55.7 Democratic Trish Causey 5,063 44.3 Total votes 16,048 100.0
County[ 18] Steven Palazzo Matt Moore Various candidates 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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