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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
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
2.68%
2.68%
District results County results
Republican
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Democratic
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Independent
40–50%
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the four members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Mississippi, one from each of the state's four congressional districts . The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including a Senate 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]
2014 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
County resultsNunnelee: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Dickey: 40–50%
Incumbent Republican Alan 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 a PVI 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 in 1992 and 1996 and the nominee for this seat in 1998 and 2002 [ 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 Republican
Ron Dickey Democratic
Various candidates Other parties
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 Democrat Bennie 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 a PVI 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 Democratic
Troy Ray Independent
Shelley Shoemake Reform
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 Republican Gregg 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 a PVI of R+14.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Hardy Caraway, Independent candidate for the 2nd district in 1984 and nominee for the 2nd district in 2000
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 in 1988
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Jim Liljeberg, high school maths teacher
Dennis Quinn[ 3]
Democratic primary results[ 4]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Doug Magee
7,738
48.2
Democratic
Dennis Quinn
5,820
36.3
Democratic
Jim Liljeberg
2,490
15.5
Total votes
16,048
100.0
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 Republican
Doug Magee Democratic
Various candidates Other parties
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 Republican Steven 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 a PVI of R+21.
Palazzo was first elected in 2010 , defeating Democratic incumbent Gene Taylor . He was targeted by the Club for Growth .[ 13] Taylor, who served in the U.S. House from 1989 to 2011, had switched parties, and ran for the seat as a Republican.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Tom Carter, business executive
Tavish Kelly
Gene Taylor , former U.S. Representative
Ron Vincent, Tea Party activist, retired engineer and candidate for this seat in 2012 [ 3]
Republican primary results[ 4]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Steven Palazzo (incumbent)
54,268
50.53
Republican
Gene Taylor
46,133
42.95
Republican
Tom Carter
4,955
4.61
Republican
Tavish Kelly
1,129
1.05
Republican
Ron Vincent
904
0.84
Total votes
107,389
100.0
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 Republican
Matt Moore Democratic
Various candidates Other parties
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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