2016 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 680,810 449,896 Percentage 57.58% 38.05% Swing 5.02% 1.32%
Republican
60–70%
Democratic
60–70%
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 [ edit ] Statewide [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district:
District 1 [ edit ] 2016 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
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 [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 2 [ edit ] 2016 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election
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 [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 3 [ edit ] 2016 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election
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 [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Dennis C. Quinn, candidate for this seat in 2014 Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 4 [ edit ] 2016 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
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 [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Mark Gladney, helicopter pilot Libertarian primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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