2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
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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 329,169 230,014
Percentage 52.56% 36.73%
Swing Decrease 2.68% Increase 2.68%
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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

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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 —

District

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Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district:[2]

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
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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2014 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
 
Nominee Alan Nunnelee Ron Dickey
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 102,622 43,713
Percentage 67.9% 28.9%
Results by county

Nunnelee:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

Dickey:      40-50%
U.S. Representative before election

Alan Nunnelee
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Alan Nunnelee
Republican

See also: Mississippi's 1st congressional district

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

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Nunnelee was the only Congressman in Mississippi who did not face a primary opponent in 2014.[3]

Candidates

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Nominee
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Results

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Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alan Nunnelee (incumbent) 56,550 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Ron Dickey
Eliminated in primary
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  • Rex Weathers, candidate for this seat in 1992 and 1996 and the nominee for this seat in 1998 and 2002[3]

Results

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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Danny Bedwell, chair of the Mississippi Libertarian Party

General results

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Results

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Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Nunnelee died on February 6, 2015, shortly after starting his third term in office.[6]

District 2

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2014 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election
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2016 →
 
Nominee Bennie Thompson Troy Ray Shelley Shoemake
Party Democratic Independent Reform
Popular vote 100,688 36,465 11,493
Percentage 67.8% 24.5% 7.7%
Results by county

Thompson:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

Ray:      40-50%
U.S. Representative before election

Bennie Thompson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Bennie Thompson
Democratic

See also: Mississippi's 2nd congressional district

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Damien Fairconetue

Results

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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

Republican primary

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No Republicans filed to run for the seat[3]

General results

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Results

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Mississippi's 2nd congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
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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2014 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election
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2016 →
 
Nominee Gregg Harper Doug Magee
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 117,771 47,744
Percentage 68.9% 27.9%
Results by county
Harper:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Magee:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%
U.S. Representative before election

Gregg Harper
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Gregg Harper
Republican

See also: Mississippi's 3rd congressional district

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Hardy Caraway, Independent candidate for the 2nd district in 1984 and nominee for the 2nd district in 2000

Results

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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

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Doug Magee, Republican candidate for the 4th district in 1988
Eliminated in primary
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  • Jim Liljeberg, high school maths teacher
  • Dennis Quinn[3]

Results

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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

Runoff results

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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

General results

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Results

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Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
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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2014 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
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2016 →
 
Nominee Steven Palazzo Matthew Moore
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 108,776 37,869
Percentage 69.9% 24.3%
Results by county

Palazzo:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

Moore:      40-50%
U.S. Representative before election

Steven Palazzo
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Steven Palazzo
Republican

See also: Mississippi's 4th congressional district

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

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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

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • 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
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Results

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Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Trish Causey[3]

Results

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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

General results

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Results

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Mississippi's 4th congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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  1. ^ "Election Statistics: 1920 to Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives".
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Political buzz: Alan Nunnelee lone Mississippi congressman without a party primary". The Mississippi Press. March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Mississippi Secretary of State June 3, 2014". Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d "Mississippi General Election 2014". Mississippi Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  6. ^ "Alan Nunnelee, G.O.P. House Member from Mississippi, Dies at 56". The New York Times. February 7, 2015.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Ostermeier, Eric (October 21, 2013). "Gene Taylor Contemplating Rare Comeback in Mississippi". Smart Politics.
  11. ^ Local News | Hattiesburg American | hattiesburgamerican.com
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