2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
November 8, 2016
All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 3 1
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 680,810 449,896
Percentage 57.58% 38.05%
Swing Increase 5.02% Increase 1.32%

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Mississippi, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on March 8.

Overview

Statewide

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%

By district

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district:

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1206,45568.72%83,94727.94%10,0213.34%300,423100.0%Republican hold
District 283,54229.15%192,34367.11%10,7413.75%286,626100.0%Democratic hold
District 3209,49066.20%96,10130.37%10,8543.43%316,445100.0%Republican hold
District 4181,32365.04%77,50527.80%19,9517.16%278,779100.0%Republican hold
Total680,81057.58%449,89638.05%51,5674.36%1,182,273100.0%

District 1

2016 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
 
Nominee Trent Kelly Jacob Owens
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 206,455 83,947
Percentage 68.7% 27.9%
U.S. Representative before election

Trent Kelly
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Trent Kelly
Republican

Incumbent Republican Trent Kelly, who had represented the district since 2015 ran for re-election. He won a special election to replace the late Alan Nunnelee with 70% of the vote in 2015 and the district had a PVI of R+16.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Paul Clever

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent) 95,049 89.3
Republican Paul Clever 11,397 10.7
Total votes 106,446 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jacob Owens

General election

Results

Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2016 [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent) 206,455 68.7
Democratic Jacob Owens 83,947 27.9
Libertarian Chase Wilson 6,181 2.1
Reform Cathy Toole 3,840 1.3
Total votes 300,123 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

2016 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election
 
Nominee Bennie Thompson John Boule II
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 192,343 83,542
Percentage 67.1% 29.2%
U.S. Representative before election

Bennie Thompson
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Representative

Bennie Thompson
Democratic

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • John Boule II

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Boule II 35,871 100.0
Total votes 35,871 100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi's 2nd congressional district, 2016 [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bennie G. Thompson (incumbent) 192,343 67.1
Republican John Boule II 83,542 29.2
Independent Troy Ray 6,918 2.4
Reform Johnny McLeod 3,823 1.3
Total votes 286,626 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

2016 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election
 
Nominee Gregg Harper Dennis Quinn
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 209,490 96,101
Percentage 66.2% 30.4%
U.S. Representative before election

Gregg Harper
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Gregg Harper
Republican

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Jimmy Giles

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gregg Harper (incumbent) 87,997 89.10
Republican Jimmy Giles 10,760 10.9
Total votes 98,757 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Dennis C. Quinn, candidate for this seat in 2014
Eliminated in primary
  • Nathan Stewart

Results

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

General election

Results

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2016 [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gregg Harper (incumbent) 209,490 66.2
Democratic Dennis C. Quinn 96,101 30.4
Independent Roger Gerrard 8,696 2.7
Reform Lajena Sheets 2,158 0.7
Total votes 316,445 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

2016 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
 
Nominee Steven Palazzo Mark Gladney Richard McCluskey
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote 181,323 77,505 14,687
Percentage 65.0% 27.8% 5.3%
U.S. Representative before election

Steven Palazzo
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Steven Palazzo
Republican

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steven Palazzo (incumbent) 103,558 100.0
Total votes 103,558 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Mark Gladney, helicopter pilot

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Richard McCluskey

General election

Results

Mississippi's 4th congressional district, 2016 [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steven Palazzo (incumbent) 181,323 65.0
Democratic Mark Gladney 77,505 27.8
Libertarian Richard Blake McCluskey 14,687 5.3
Reform Shawn O'Hara 5,264 1.9
Total votes 278,779 100.0
Republican hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mississippi Election Results". Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Mississippi General Election 2016". Mississippi Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
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