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The2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday, November 6, to elect the fourU.S. representatives from theU.S. state ofMississippi; one from each of the state's fourcongressional districts. Primaries were held on June 5, 2018. The elections and primaries coincided with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices.
| 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi[1] | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 471,162 | 50.18% | 3 | - | |
| Democratic | 398,770 | 42.47% | 1 | - | |
| Independents | 48,104 | 5.12% | 0 | - | |
| Reform | 20,867 | 2.22% | 0 | - | |
| Totals | 938,903 | 100.00% | 4 | — | |
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district:[2]
| District | Republican | Democratic | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 1 | 158,245 | 66.90% | 76,601 | 32.39% | 1,675 | 0.71% | 236,521 | 100% | Republican hold |
| District 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 158,921 | 71.79% | 62,458 | 28.21% | 221,379 | 100% | Democratic hold |
| District 3 | 160,284 | 62.30% | 94,461 | 36.72% | 2,526 | 0.98% | 257,271 | 100% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 152,633 | 68.22% | 68,787 | 30.75% | 2,312 | 1.03% | 223,732 | 100% | Republican hold |
| Total | 471,162 | 50.18% | 398,770 | 42.47% | 68,971 | 7.35% | 938,903 | 100% | |
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County results Kelly: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Wadkins: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The incumbent was RepublicanTrent Kelly, who had represented the district since 2015. Kelly was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Randy Wadkins | 11,692 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 11,692 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Trent Kelly (incumbent) | 30,151 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 30,151 | 100.0 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[4] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections[5] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| RCP[7] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[8] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| 538[9] | Safe R | November 7, 2018 |
| CNN[10] | Safe R | October 31, 2018 |
| Politico[11] | Safe R | November 4, 2018 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Trent Kelly (R) | Randy Wadkins (D) | Undecided |
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| Triumph Campaigns[12] | July 30–31, 2018 | 525 | ± 3.5% | 57% | 28% | 15% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Trent Kelly (incumbent) | 158,245 | 66.9 | |
| Democratic | Randy Wadkins | 76,601 | 32.4 | |
| Reform | Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill | 1,675 | 0.7 | |
| Total votes | 236,521 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| County[14] | Trent Kelly Republican | Randy Wadkins Democratic | Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill Reform | Margin | Total | ||||
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| Alcorn | 8,233 | 80.71% | 1,908 | 18.70% | 60 | 0.59% | 6,325 | 62.00% | 10,201 |
| Benton | 1,618 | 57.85% | 1,160 | 41.47% | 19 | 0.68% | 458 | 16.37% | 2,797 |
| Calhoun | 3,332 | 71.36% | 1,303 | 27.91% | 34 | 0.73% | 2,029 | 43.46% | 4,669 |
| Chickasaw | 3,372 | 56.45% | 2,545 | 42.61% | 56 | 0.94% | 827 | 13.85% | 5,973 |
| Choctaw | 2,171 | 71.86% | 827 | 27.38% | 23 | 0.76% | 1,344 | 44.49% | 3,021 |
| Clay | 3,508 | 45.50% | 4,149 | 53.81% | 53 | 0.69% | -641 | -8.31% | 7,710 |
| DeSoto | 33,118 | 65.22% | 17,258 | 33.99% | 401 | 0.79% | 15,860 | 31.23% | 50,777 |
| Itawamba | 6,094 | 88.43% | 756 | 10.97% | 41 | 0.59% | 5,338 | 77.46% | 6,891 |
| Lafayette | 9,357 | 56.81% | 7,018 | 42.61% | 97 | 0.59% | 2,339 | 14.20% | 16,472 |
| Lee | 18,188 | 71.04% | 7,254 | 28.33% | 161 | 0.63% | 10,934 | 42.71% | 25,603 |
| Lowndes | 10,832 | 54.59% | 8,852 | 44.61% | 158 | 0.80% | 1,980 | 9.98% | 19,842 |
| Marshall | 5,388 | 47.40% | 5,880 | 51.72% | 100 | 0.88% | -492 | -4.33% | 11,368 |
| Monroe | 7,894 | 66.66% | 3,865 | 32.64% | 83 | 0.70% | 4,029 | 34.02% | 11,842 |
| Oktibbeha (part) | 792 | 60.50% | 509 | 38.88% | 8 | 0.61% | 283 | 21.62% | 1,309 |
| Pontotoc | 8,019 | 82.64% | 1,629 | 16.79% | 55 | 0.57% | 6,390 | 65.86% | 9,703 |
| Prentiss | 5,765 | 79.56% | 1,433 | 19.78% | 48 | 0.66% | 4,332 | 59.78% | 7,246 |
| Tate | 5,781 | 66.57% | 2,847 | 32.78% | 56 | 0.64% | 2,934 | 33.79% | 8,684 |
| Tippah | 5,579 | 80.18% | 1,322 | 19.00% | 57 | 0.82% | 4,257 | 61.18% | 6,958 |
| Tishomingo | 4,982 | 81.13% | 1,117 | 18.19% | 42 | 0.68% | 3,865 | 62.94% | 6,141 |
| Union | 6,974 | 83.63% | 1,304 | 15.64% | 61 | 0.73% | 5,670 | 67.99% | 8,339 |
| Webster | 3,197 | 81.14% | 724 | 18.38% | 19 | 0.48% | 2,473 | 62.77% | 3,940 |
| Winston | 4,051 | 57.58% | 2,941 | 41.81% | 43 | 0.61% | 1,110 | 15.78% | 7,035 |
| Totals | 158,245 | 66.91% | 76,601 | 32.39% | 1,675 | 0.71% | 81,644 | 34.52% | 236,521 |
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County results Thompson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Ray: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The incumbent was DemocratBennie Thompson, who had represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bennie Thompson (incumbent) | 31,203 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 31,203 | 100.0 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[4] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections[5] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| RCP[7] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[8] | Safe D | November 5, 2018 |
| 538[9] | Safe D | November 7, 2018 |
| CNN[10] | Safe D | October 31, 2018 |
| Politico[11] | Safe D | November 4, 2018 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bennie Thompson (D) | Irving Harris (REF) | Undecided |
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| Triumph Campaigns[12] | July 30–31, 2018 | 525 | ± 3.5% | 51% | 22% | 27% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bennie Thompson (incumbent) | 158,921 | 71.8 | |
| Independent | Troy Ray | 48,104 | 21.7 | |
| Reform | Irving Harris | 14,354 | 6.5 | |
| Total votes | 221,379 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| County[14] | Bennie Thompson Democratic | Troy Ray Independent | Irving Harris Reform | Margin | Total | ||||
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| Attala | 2,919 | 49.48% | 2,406 | 40.79% | 574 | 9.73% | 513 | 8.70% | 5,899 |
| Bolivar | 7,898 | 75.42% | 2,117 | 20.22% | 457 | 4.36% | 5,781 | 55.20% | 10,472 |
| Carroll | 1,738 | 43.45% | 1,842 | 46.05% | 420 | 10.50% | -104 | -2.60% | 4,000 |
| Claiborne | 2,895 | 86.06% | 275 | 8.17% | 194 | 5.77% | 2,620 | 77.88% | 3,364 |
| Coahoma | 4,987 | 80.13% | 939 | 15.09% | 298 | 4.79% | 4,048 | 65.04% | 6,224 |
| Copiah | 6,164 | 60.98% | 2,710 | 26.81% | 1,235 | 12.22% | 3,454 | 34.17% | 10,109 |
| Grenada | 4,166 | 58.20% | 2,412 | 33.70% | 580 | 8.10% | 1,754 | 24.50% | 7,158 |
| Hinds (part) | 52,703 | 79.84% | 10,110 | 15.32% | 3,198 | 4.84% | 42,593 | 64.52% | 66,011 |
| Holmes | 4,829 | 86.51% | 590 | 10.57% | 163 | 2.92% | 4,239 | 75.94% | 5,582 |
| Humphreys | 2,552 | 81.02% | 414 | 13.14% | 184 | 5.84% | 2,138 | 67.87% | 3,150 |
| Issaquena | 344 | 65.77% | 135 | 25.81% | 44 | 8.41% | 209 | 39.96% | 523 |
| Jefferson | 2,717 | 84.85% | 203 | 6.34% | 282 | 8.81% | 2,435 | 76.05% | 3,202 |
| Leake | 3,313 | 54.36% | 2,113 | 34.67% | 668 | 10.96% | 1,200 | 19.69% | 6,094 |
| Leflore | 6,357 | 75.64% | 1,599 | 19.03% | 448 | 5.33% | 4,758 | 56.62% | 8,404 |
| Madison (part) | 7,491 | 81.59% | 1,289 | 14.04% | 401 | 4.37% | 6,202 | 67.55% | 9,181 |
| Montgomery | 1,962 | 54.20% | 1,327 | 36.66% | 331 | 9.14% | 635 | 17.54% | 3,620 |
| Panola | 6,514 | 61.08% | 3,329 | 31.22% | 821 | 7.70% | 3,185 | 29.87% | 10,664 |
| Quitman | 1,803 | 76.24% | 393 | 16.62% | 169 | 7.15% | 1,410 | 59.62% | 2,365 |
| Sharkey | 1,365 | 80.44% | 246 | 14.50% | 86 | 5.07% | 1,119 | 65.94% | 1,697 |
| Sunflower | 5,776 | 79.25% | 1,180 | 16.19% | 332 | 4.56% | 4,596 | 63.06% | 7,288 |
| Tallahatchie | 2,839 | 68.08% | 1,044 | 25.04% | 287 | 6.88% | 1,795 | 43.05% | 4,170 |
| Tunica | 1,980 | 80.68% | 345 | 14.06% | 129 | 5.26% | 1,635 | 66.63% | 2,454 |
| Warren | 8,288 | 55.77% | 5,171 | 34.80% | 1,401 | 9.43% | 3,117 | 20.98% | 14,860 |
| Washington | 10,461 | 77.19% | 2,483 | 18.32% | 609 | 4.49% | 7,978 | 58.87% | 13,553 |
| Yalobusha | 2,495 | 57.82% | 1,520 | 35.23% | 300 | 6.95% | 975 | 22.60% | 4,315 |
| Yazoo | 4,365 | 62.18% | 1,912 | 27.24% | 743 | 10.58% | 2,453 | 34.94% | 7,020 |
| Totals | 158,921 | 71.79% | 48,104 | 21.73% | 14,354 | 6.48% | 110,817 | 50.06% | 221,379 |
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County results Guest: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Evans: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The incumbent was RepublicanGregg Harper, who had represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2016.
In January 2018, Harper announced that he would retire fromCongress and not run for re-election in 2018.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Michael Evans | 17,016 | 69.3 | |
| Democratic | Michael Aycox | 7,525 | 30.7 | |
| Total votes | 24,541 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Michael Guest | 29,157 | 44.8 | |
| Republican | Whit Hughes | 14,464 | 22.2 | |
| Republican | Perry Parker | 10,562 | 16.2 | |
| Republican | Sally Doty | 6,608 | 10.2 | |
| Republican | Morgan Dunn | 3,820 | 5.9 | |
| Republican | Katherine Tate | 416 | 0.6 | |
| Total votes | 65,027 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Michael Guest | 31,121 | 65.1 | |
| Republican | Whit Hughes | 16,691 | 34.9 | |
| Total votes | 47,812 | 100.0 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[4] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections[5] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| RCP[7] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[8] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| 538[9] | Safe R | November 7, 2018 |
| CNN[10] | Safe R | October 31, 2018 |
| Politico[11] | Safe R | November 4, 2018 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Michael Guest (R) | Michael Evans (D) | Undecided |
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| Triumph Campaigns[12] | July 30–31, 2018 | 525 | ± 3.5% | 56% | 27% | 17% |
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| Republican | Michael Guest | 160,284 | 62.3 | |
| Democratic | Michael Evans | 94,461 | 36.7 | |
| Reform | Matthew Holland | 2,526 | 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 257,271 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| County[14] | Michael Guest Republican | Michael Evans Democratic | Matthew Holland Reform | Margin | Total | ||||
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| Adams | 4,535 | 41.99% | 6,156 | 57.00% | 109 | 1.01% | -1,621 | -15.01% | 10,800 |
| Amite | 3,318 | 61.71% | 2,000 | 37.20% | 59 | 1.10% | 1,318 | 24.51% | 5,377 |
| Clarke (part) | 3,625 | 68.41% | 1,640 | 30.95% | 34 | 0.64% | 1,985 | 37.46% | 5,299 |
| Covington | 4,098 | 59.58% | 2,674 | 38.88% | 106 | 1.54% | 1,424 | 20.70% | 6,878 |
| Franklin | 2,038 | 64.05% | 1,097 | 34.48% | 47 | 1.48% | 941 | 29.57% | 3,182 |
| Hinds (part) | 6,009 | 51.93% | 5,440 | 47.01% | 123 | 1.06% | 569 | 4.92% | 11,572 |
| Jasper | 2,931 | 45.59% | 3,416 | 53.13% | 82 | 1.28% | -485 | -7.54% | 6,429 |
| Jefferson Davis | 1,921 | 39.60% | 2,872 | 59.20% | 58 | 1.20% | -951 | -19.60% | 4,851 |
| Kemper | 979 | 27.70% | 2,541 | 71.90% | 14 | 0.40% | -1,562 | -44.20% | 3,534 |
| Lauderdale | 14,046 | 60.70% | 8,952 | 38.69% | 142 | 0.61% | 5,094 | 22.01% | 23,140 |
| Lawrence | 3,233 | 63.47% | 1,810 | 35.53% | 51 | 1.00% | 1,423 | 27.93% | 5,094 |
| Lincoln | 8,705 | 69.73% | 3,664 | 29.35% | 115 | 0.92% | 5,041 | 40.38% | 12,484 |
| Madison (part) | 22,221 | 71.30% | 8,692 | 27.89% | 254 | 0.81% | 13,529 | 43.41% | 31,167 |
| Neshoba | 5,085 | 63.29% | 2,860 | 35.60% | 89 | 1.11% | 2,225 | 27.69% | 8,034 |
| Newton | 4,994 | 68.73% | 2,212 | 30.44% | 60 | 0.83% | 2,782 | 38.29% | 7,266 |
| Noxubee | 889 | 22.51% | 3,026 | 76.61% | 35 | 0.89% | -2,137 | -54.10% | 3,950 |
| Oktibbeha (part) | 6,292 | 48.51% | 6,544 | 50.45% | 135 | 1.04% | -252 | -1.94% | 12,971 |
| Pike | 6,559 | 51.40% | 6,051 | 47.42% | 150 | 1.18% | 508 | 3.98% | 12,760 |
| Rankin | 39,779 | 77.00% | 11,346 | 21.96% | 536 | 1.04% | 28,433 | 55.04% | 51,661 |
| Scott | 4,683 | 59.28% | 3,148 | 39.85% | 69 | 0.87% | 1,535 | 19.43% | 7,900 |
| Simpson | 5,861 | 65.43% | 3,009 | 33.59% | 87 | 0.97% | 2,852 | 31.84% | 8,957 |
| Smith | 4,527 | 75.51% | 1,383 | 23.07% | 85 | 1.42% | 3,144 | 52.44% | 5,995 |
| Walthall | 2,994 | 58.45% | 2,069 | 40.39% | 59 | 1.15% | 925 | 18.06% | 5,122 |
| Wilkinson | 962 | 33.78% | 1,859 | 65.27% | 27 | 0.95% | -897 | -31.50% | 2,848 |
| Totals | 160,284 | 62.30% | 94,461 | 36.72% | 2,526 | 0.98% | 65,823 | 25.59% | 257,271 |
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County results Palazzo: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Anderson: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The incumbent is RepublicanSteven Palazzo, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2016.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jeramey Anderson | 14,560 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 14,560 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Steven Palazzo (incumbent) | 30,270 | 70.5 | |
| Republican | E. Brian Rose | 12,664 | 29.5 | |
| Total votes | 42,934 | 100.0 | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[4] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Inside Elections[5] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| RCP[7] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[8] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
| 538[9] | Safe R | November 7, 2018 |
| CNN[10] | Safe R | October 31, 2018 |
| Politico[11] | Safe R | November 4, 2018 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Steven Palazzo (R) | Jeramey Anderson (D) | Undecided |
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| Triumph Campaigns[12] | July 30–31, 2018 | 525 | ± 3.5% | 54% | 37% | 10% |
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| Republican | Steven Palazzo (incumbent) | 152,633 | 68.2 | |
| Democratic | Jeramey Anderson | 68,787 | 30.7 | |
| Reform | Lajena Sheets | 2,312 | 1.0 | |
| Total votes | 223,732 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| County[14] | Steven Palazzo Republican | Jeramey Anderson Democratic | Lajena Sheets Reform | Margin | Total | ||||
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| Clarke (part) | 355 | 44.65% | 430 | 54.09% | 10 | 1.26% | -75 | -9.43% | 795 |
| Forrest | 12,932 | 56.89% | 9,598 | 42.23% | 200 | 0.88% | 3,334 | 14.67% | 22,730 |
| George | 6,290 | 87.00% | 881 | 12.19% | 59 | 0.82% | 5,409 | 74.81% | 7,230 |
| Greene | 3,047 | 80.54% | 710 | 18.77% | 26 | 0.69% | 2,337 | 61.78% | 3,783 |
| Hancock | 10,355 | 74.41% | 3,402 | 24.45% | 159 | 1.14% | 6,953 | 49.96% | 13,916 |
| Harrison | 31,729 | 61.63% | 19,059 | 37.02% | 691 | 1.34% | 12,670 | 24.61% | 51,479 |
| Jackson | 26,490 | 66.34% | 12,985 | 32.52% | 455 | 1.14% | 13,505 | 33.82% | 39,930 |
| Jones | 15,658 | 70.40% | 6,385 | 28.71% | 198 | 0.89% | 9,273 | 41.69% | 22,241 |
| Lamar | 15,171 | 76.03% | 4,601 | 23.06% | 181 | 0.91% | 10,570 | 52.97% | 19,953 |
| Marion | 6,114 | 68.16% | 2,804 | 31.26% | 52 | 0.58% | 3,310 | 36.90% | 8,970 |
| Pearl River | 12,833 | 80.50% | 2,967 | 18.61% | 142 | 0.89% | 9,866 | 61.89% | 15,942 |
| Perry | 3,003 | 75.23% | 947 | 23.72% | 42 | 1.05% | 2,056 | 51.50% | 3,992 |
| Stone | 4,067 | 75.50% | 1,272 | 23.61% | 48 | 0.89% | 2,795 | 51.88% | 5,387 |
| Wayne | 4,589 | 62.15% | 2,746 | 37.19% | 49 | 0.66% | 1,843 | 24.96% | 7,384 |
| Totals | 152,633 | 68.22% | 68,787 | 30.75% | 2,312 | 1.03% | 83,846 | 37.48% | 223,732 |
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