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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
Party
Votes
Percentage
Seats
+/–
Republican
680,810
57.58%
3
-
Democratic
449,896
38.05%
1
-
Libertarian
20,868
1.77%
0
-
Independents
15,614
1.32%
0
-
Reform
15,085
1.28%
0
-
Totals
1,182,273
100.00%
4
—
Popular vote
Republican
57.58%
Democratic
38.05%
Other
4.37%
House seats
Republican
75.0%
Democratic
25.0%
Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district:
2016 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
County resultsKelly: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Owens: 40–50%
Incumbent Republican Trent Kelly , who had represented the district since 2015 ran for re-election. He won a special election to replace Alan Nunnelee (who died on February 6, 2015) with 70% of the vote in 2015 and the district had a PVI of R+16.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
County[ 7]
Trent Kelly Republican
Jacob Owens Democratic
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Alcorn
11,262
80.25%
2,337
16.65%
434
3.09%
8,925
63.60%
14,033
Benton
2,168
57.66%
1,397
37.15%
195
5.19%
771
20.51%
3,760
Calhoun
4,616
73.42%
1,534
24.40%
137
2.18%
3,082
49.02%
6,287
Chickasaw
4,441
58.38%
2,950
38.78%
216
2.84%
1,491
19.60%
7,607
Choctaw
2,866
73.34%
930
23.80%
112
2.87%
1,936
49.54%
3,908
Clay
4,631
47.81%
4,777
49.31%
279
2.88%
-146
-1.51%
9,687
DeSoto
42,838
67.37%
17,972
28.26%
2,776
4.37%
24,866
39.11%
63,586
Itawamba
8,374
87.60%
903
9.45%
282
2.95%
7,471
78.16%
9,559
Lafayette
11,466
60.57%
6,676
35.27%
788
4.16%
4,790
25.30%
18,930
Lee
23,897
74.27%
7,562
23.50%
719
2.23%
16,335
50.76%
32,178
Lowndes
13,853
56.00%
10,037
40.58%
846
3.42%
3,816
15.43%
24,736
Marshall
6,697
48.43%
6,514
47.11%
617
4.46%
183
1.32%
13,828
Monroe
10,586
68.64%
4,465
28.95%
372
2.41%
6,121
39.69%
15,423
Oktibbeha (part)
950
59.12%
606
37.71%
51
3.17%
344
21.41%
1,607
Pontotoc
10,515
83.06%
1,790
14.14%
355
2.80%
8,725
68.92%
12,660
Prentiss
7,778
80.99%
1,633
17.00%
193
2.01%
6,145
63.98%
9,604
Tate
7,306
65.54%
3,404
30.53%
438
3.93%
3,902
35.00%
11,148
Tippah
6,973
78.34%
1,677
18.84%
251
2.82%
5,296
59.50%
8,901
Tishomingo
6,841
84.58%
960
11.87%
287
3.55%
5,881
72.71%
8,088
Union
9,295
82.89%
1,636
14.59%
283
2.52%
7,659
68.30%
11,214
Webster
3,995
80.54%
817
16.47%
148
2.98%
3,178
64.07%
4,960
Winston
5,107
58.57%
3,370
38.65%
242
2.78%
1,737
19.92%
8,719
Totals 206,455 68.72% 83,947 27.94% 10,021 3.34% 122,508 40.78% 300,423
2016 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election
County resultsThompson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Boule: 40–50% 50–60%
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.
Republican primary results[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
John Bouie II
35,871
100.0
Total votes
35,871
100.0
County[ 7]
Bennie Thompson Democratic
John Bouie II Republican
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Attala
3,642
45.24%
3,830
47.58%
578
7.18%
-188
-2.34%
8,050
Bolivar
9,492
70.34%
3,515
26.05%
488
3.62%
5,977
44.29%
13,495
Carroll
2,026
37.40%
2,949
54.44%
442
8.16%
-923
-17.04%
5,417
Claiborne
3,733
87.24%
455
10.63%
91
2.13%
3,278
76.61%
4,279
Coahoma
6,524
75.10%
1,882
21.66%
281
3.23%
4,642
53.44%
8,687
Copiah
7,279
57.18%
4,925
38.69%
526
4.13%
2,354
18.49%
12,730
Grenada
5,133
50.37%
4,614
45.28%
444
4.36%
519
5.09%
10,191
Hinds (part)
61,779
75.59%
17,773
21.75%
2,172
2.66%
44,006
53.85%
81,724
Holmes
6,725
84.20%
930
11.64%
332
4.16%
5,795
72.56%
7,987
Humphreys
2,900
76.46%
765
20.17%
128
3.37%
2,135
56.29%
3,793
Issaquena
421
62.09%
227
33.48%
30
4.42%
194
28.61%
678
Jefferson
3,346
87.52%
396
10.36%
81
2.12%
2,950
77.16%
3,823
Leake
4,041
49.24%
3,625
44.17%
540
6.58%
416
5.07%
8,206
Leflore
7,894
72.07%
2,688
24.54%
371
3.39%
5,206
47.53%
10,953
Madison (part)
9,415
80.32%
2,030
17.32%
277
2.36%
7,385
63.00%
11,722
Montgomery
2,426
49.99%
2,201
45.35%
226
4.66%
225
4.64%
4,853
Panola
7,974
54.55%
5,968
40.82%
677
4.63%
2,006
13.72%
14,619
Quitman
2,379
72.49%
770
23.46%
133
4.05%
1,609
49.02%
3,282
Sharkey
1,581
73.84%
500
23.35%
60
2.80%
1,081
50.49%
2,141
Sunflower
7,052
74.31%
2,084
21.96%
354
3.73%
4,968
52.35%
9,490
Tallahatchie
3,744
65.06%
1,732
30.10%
279
4.85%
2,012
34.96%
5,755
Tunica
2,611
75.77%
731
21.21%
104
3.02%
1,880
54.56%
3,446
Warren
9,780
51.34%
8,324
43.69%
947
4.97%
1,456
7.64%
19,051
Washington
11,781
71.34%
4,204
25.46%
529
3.20%
7,577
45.88%
16,514
Yalobusha
2,925
49.16%
2,791
46.91%
234
3.93%
134
2.25%
5,950
Yazoo
5,740
58.63%
3,633
37.11%
417
4.26%
2,107
21.52%
9,790
Totals 192,343 67.11% 83,542 29.15% 10,741 3.75% 108,801 37.96% 286,626
2016 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election
County resultsHarper: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Quinn: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
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.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Dennis C. Quinn, candidate for this seat in 2014
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Democratic primary results[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Dennis C. Quinn
29,149
65.5
Democratic
Nathan Stewart
15,384
34.5
Total votes
44,533
100.0
County[ 7]
Gregg Harper Republican
Dennis C. Quinn Democratic
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
6,236
47.69%
6,366
48.68%
475
3.63%
-130
-0.99%
13,077
Amite
4,249
61.98%
2,352
34.31%
254
3.71%
1,897
27.67%
6,855
Clarke (part)
4,810
72.32%
1,649
24.79%
192
2.89%
3,161
47.53%
6,651
Covington
5,503
64.08%
2,740
31.90%
345
4.02%
2,763
32.17%
8,588
Franklin
2,744
66.41%
1,190
28.80%
198
4.79%
1,554
37.61%
4,132
Hinds (part)
7,478
58.21%
5,031
39.16%
337
2.62%
2,447
19.05%
12,846
Jasper
4,235
51.15%
3,782
45.68%
262
3.16%
453
5.47%
8,279
Jefferson Davis
2,802
46.37%
3,028
50.11%
213
3.52%
-226
-3.74%
6,043
Kemper
2,204
49.53%
2,113
47.48%
133
2.99%
91
2.04%
4,450
Lauderdale
19,196
66.86%
8,517
29.67%
997
3.47%
10,679
37.20%
28,710
Lawrence
4,212
67.40%
1,834
29.35%
203
3.25%
2,378
38.05%
6,249
Lincoln
10,762
71.50%
3,897
25.89%
393
2.61%
6,865
45.61%
15,052
Madison (part)
27,997
74.96%
8,272
22.15%
1,079
2.89%
19,725
52.81%
37,348
Neshoba
7,901
76.13%
2,149
20.71%
328
3.16%
5,752
55.42%
10,378
Newton
6,752
72.89%
2,199
23.74%
312
3.37%
4,553
49.15%
9,263
Noxubee
1,515
30.50%
3,292
66.28%
160
3.22%
-1,777
-35.78%
4,967
Oktibbeha (part)
8,794
54.44%
6,807
42.14%
553
3.42%
1,987
12.30%
16,154
Pike
8,311
51.89%
7,123
44.47%
582
3.63%
1,188
7.42%
16,016
Rankin
48,160
78.02%
11,015
17.84%
2,553
4.14%
37,145
60.18%
61,728
Scott
6,570
63.92%
3,420
33.27%
288
2.80%
3,150
30.65%
10,278
Simpson
7,575
67.69%
3,269
29.21%
347
3.10%
4,306
38.48%
11,191
Smith
5,836
77.75%
1,405
18.72%
265
3.53%
4,431
59.03%
7,506
Walthall
4,093
61.65%
2,317
34.90%
229
3.45%
1,776
26.75%
6,639
Wilkinson
1,555
38.44%
2,334
57.70%
156
3.86%
-779
-19.26%
4,045
Totals 209,490 66.20% 96,101 30.37% 10,854 3.43% 113,389 35.83% 316,445
2016 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
County resultsPalazzo: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Gladney: 50–60%
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.
Mark Gladney, helicopter pilot
Libertarian primary [ edit ]
County[ 7]
Steven Palazzo Republican
Mark Gladney Democratic
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Clarke (part)
458
45.80%
505
50.50%
37
3.70%
-47
-4.70%
1,000
Forrest
14,943
53.95%
10,402
37.56%
2,353
8.50%
4,541
16.39%
27,698
George
8,213
84.50%
996
10.25%
511
5.26%
7,217
74.25%
9,720
Greene
3,801
71.87%
829
15.67%
659
12.46%
2,972
56.19%
5,289
Hancock
11,932
69.39%
4,000
23.26%
1,264
7.35%
7,932
46.13%
17,196
Harrison
35,463
57.12%
21,796
35.11%
4,826
7.77%
13,667
22.01%
62,085
Jackson
30,831
63.25%
14,392
29.52%
3,523
7.23%
16,439
33.72%
48,746
Jones
19,108
68.19%
7,124
25.42%
1,791
6.39%
11,984
42.76%
28,023
Lamar
17,753
72.72%
4,910
20.11%
1,750
7.17%
12,843
52.61%
24,413
Marion
7,758
67.09%
3,326
28.76%
479
4.14%
4,432
38.33%
11,563
Pearl River
16,613
78.04%
3,426
16.09%
1,248
5.86%
13,187
61.95%
21,287
Perry
3,762
70.37%
1,102
20.61%
482
9.02%
2,660
49.76%
5,346
Stone
4,848
69.91%
1,559
22.48%
528
7.61%
3,289
47.43%
6,935
Wayne
5,840
61.62%
3,138
33.11%
500
5.28%
2,702
28.51%
9,478
Totals 181,323 65.04% 77,505 27.80% 19,951 7.16% 103,818 37.24% 278,779
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