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Elections in Mississippi |
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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.
Overview
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi[1] | |||||
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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 | — | |
District
Results of the 2014 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 | 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% |
District 1
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Results by county Nunnelee: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
Republican primary
Nunnelee was the only Congressman in Mississippi who did not face a primary opponent in 2014.[3]
Candidates
Nominee
- Alan Nunnelee, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Alan Nunnelee (incumbent) | 56,550 | 100.0 | |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Ron Dickey
Eliminated in primary
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ron Dickey | 9,741 | 66.0 | |
Democratic | Rex Weathers | 5,022 | 34.0 | |
Total votes | 14,763 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Danny Bedwell, chair of the Mississippi Libertarian Party
General results
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Alan Nunnelee (incumbent) | 102,622 | 67.9 | |
Democratic | Ron Dickey | 43,713 | 28.9 | |
Libertarian | Danny Bedwell | 3,830 | 2.6 | |
Reform | Lajena Walley | 946 | 0.6 | |
Total votes | 151,111 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Aftermath
Nunnelee died on February 6, 2015, shortly after starting his third term in office.[6]
District 2
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Results by county Thompson: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Bennie Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- Damien Fairconetue
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bennie Thompson (incumbent) | 41,618 | 95.7 | |
Democratic | Damien Fairconetue | 1,860 | 4.3 | |
Total votes | 43,478 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
No Republicans filed to run for the seat[3]
General results
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bennie Thompson (incumbent) | 100,688 | 67.8 | |
Independent | Troy Ray | 36,465 | 24.5 | |
Reform | Shelley Shoemake | 11,493 | 7.7 | |
Total votes | 148,646 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
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Results by county Harper: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Magee: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Gregg Harper, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gregg Harper (incumbent) | 85,674 | 92.2 | |
Republican | Hardy Caraway | 7,258 | 7.8 | |
Total votes | 92,932 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Doug Magee, Republican candidate for the 4th district in 1988
Eliminated in primary
- Jim Liljeberg, high school maths teacher
- Dennis Quinn[3]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Runoff results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Doug Magee | 4,925 | 52.5 | |
Democratic | Dennis Quinn | 4,462 | 47.5 | |
Total votes | 9,387 | 100.0 |
General results
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gregg Harper (incumbent) | 117,771 | 68.9 | |
Democratic | Doug Magee | 47,744 | 27.9 | |
Independent | Roger Gerrard | 3,890 | 2.3 | |
Reform | Barbara Dale Washer | 1,541 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 170,946 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 4
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Results by county Palazzo: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
Republican primary
Palazzo was first elected in 2010, defeating Democratic incumbent Gene Taylor. He was targeted by the Club for Growth.[7] Taylor, who served in the U.S. House from 1989 to 2011, had switched parties, and ran for the seat as a Republican.[8][9][10]
Candidates
Nominee
- Steven Palazzo, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- 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]
Declined
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steven Palazzo (incumbent) | 54,268 | 50.5 | |
Republican | Gene Taylor | 46,133 | 43.0 | |
Republican | Tom Carter | 4,955 | 4.6 | |
Republican | Tavish Kelly | 1,129 | 1.1 | |
Republican | Ron Vincent | 904 | 0.8 | |
Total votes | 107,389 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Matthew Moore, honours student at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and nominee for this seat 2012
Eliminated in primary
- Trish Causey[3]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Matt Moore | 6,355 | 55.7 | |
Democratic | Trish Causey | 5,063 | 44.3 | |
Total votes | 16,048 | 100.0 |
General results
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steven Palazzo (incumbent) | 108,776 | 69.9 | |
Democratic | Matt Moore | 37,869 | 24.3 | |
Independent | Cindy Burleson | 3,684 | 2.4 | |
Libertarian | Joey Robinson | 3,473 | 2.2 | |
Reform | Eli Jackson | 917 | 0.6 | |
Independent | Ed Reich | 857 | 0.6 | |
Total votes | 155,576 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
References
- ↑ "Election Statistics: 1920 to Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives".
- ↑ Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Political buzz: Alan Nunnelee lone Mississippi congressman without a party primary". The Mississippi Press. March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Mississippi Secretary of State June 3, 2014". Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Mississippi General Election 2014". Mississippi Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Alan Nunnelee, G.O.P. House Member from Mississippi, Dies at 56". The New York Times. February 7, 2015.
- ↑ Jaffe, Alexandra (February 27, 2013). "Club for Growth targeting 9 'RINO' Republicans for primary challenges - The Hill's Ballot Box". The Hill. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ Hampton, Paul (February 28, 2014). "Gene Taylor, now Republican, will seek to reclaim seat from Palazzo". Sun Herald. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ↑ Hampton, Paul. "Former Mississippi Congressman Taylor considers a rematch against Palazzo | Politics". Sun Herald. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ Ostermeier, Eric (October 21, 2013). "Gene Taylor Contemplating Rare Comeback in Mississippi". Smart Politics.
- ↑ Local News | Hattiesburg American | hattiesburgamerican.com