2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

none February 2026 September 2023 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg legislative no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi 2018 All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives November 8, 2016 Republican Party (United States) 3 3 680,810 57.58% 5.02% Democratic Party (United States) 1 1 449,896 38.05% 1.32% 175px District results 175px County results Republican #F2B3BE 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Democratic #B9D7FF 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% 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. 2 Overview Statewide 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in MississippiPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– 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 #ddd 600px 410px Republican Mississippi Republican Party 57.58 Democratic Mississippi Democratic Party 38.05 Other #777777 4.37 House seats #ddd 600px 410px Republican Mississippi Republican Party 75.0 Democratic Mississippi Democratic Party 25.0 By district Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district: DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 206,455 68.72% 83,947 27.94% 10,021 3.34% 300,423 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 2 83,542 29.15% 192,343 67.11% 10,741 3.75% 286,626 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 3 209,490 66.20% 96,101 30.37% 10,854 3.43% 316,445 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 4 181,323 65.04% 77,505 27.80% 19,951 7.16% 278,779 100.0% Republican holdTotal 680,810 57.58% 449,896 38.05% 51,567 4.36% 1,182,273 100.0% District 1 2016 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg Mississippi presidential no 2015 Mississippi's 1st congressional district special election 2015 (special) 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 1 2018 x150px File:Trent Kelly, Official Portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg Trent Kelly Republican Party (United States) 206,455 68.7% File:3x4.svg Jacob Owens Democratic Party (United States) 83,947 27.9% 2016 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election results map by county.svg 180px County resultsKelly: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Owens: #a5b0ff 40–50% U.S. Representative Trent Kelly Republican Party (United States) Trent Kelly Republican Party (United States) Mississippi's 1st congressional district 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. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Trent Kelly, incumbent U.S. Representative Eliminated in primary Paul Clever Results Republican primary resultshttp://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/Election-Results-By-Year.aspx Mississippi Election Results Mississippi Secretary of State March 23, 2016 Trent Kelly (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 95,049 89.3 Paul Clever Republican Party (United States) 11,397 10.7 106,446 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jacob Owens General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2016 House Race Ratings for November 7, 2016 http://cookpolitical.com/house/charts/race-ratings House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report November 12, 2016Safe RNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsDaily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2016 http://www.dailykos.com/election-outlook/2016-race-ratings#house Daily Kos Elections November 7, 2016Safe RNovember 7, 2016 Rothenberg2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016) http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report November 3, 2016Safe RNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal Ball2016 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2016-house Sabato's Crystal Ball November 7, 2016 November 7, 2016Safe RNovember 7, 2016RCPBattle for the House 2016 http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/house/2016_elections_house_map.html Real Clear Politics October 31, 2016Safe ROctober 31, 2016 Results 2016 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election Republican Party (United States) Trent Kelly (incumbent) 206,455 68.7 Democratic Party (United States) Jacob Owens 83,947 27.9 Libertarian Party (United States) Chase Wilson 6,181 2.1 Reform Party (United States) Cathy Toole 3,840 1.3 300,423 100.0 Republican Party (United States) By county Countyhttps://www.sos.ms.gov/elections/electionresults/2016%20GE%20Statewide%20Recap%20Report.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20250627185447/https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections/electionresults/2016%20GE%20Statewide%20Recap%20Report.pdf June 27, 2025 live Statewide Recapitulation Report Hosemann Delbert Delbert Hosemann November 8, 2016 Secretary of State of Mississippi September 8, 2025Trent KellyRepublicanJacob OwensDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Alcorn11,26280.25%2,33716.65%4343.09%8,92563.60%14,033Benton2,16857.66%1,39737.15%1955.19%77120.51%3,760Calhoun4,61673.42%1,53424.40%1372.18%3,08249.02%6,287Chickasaw4,44158.38%2,95038.78%2162.84%1,49119.60%7,607Choctaw2,86673.34%93023.80%1122.87%1,93649.54%3,908Clay4,63147.81%4,77749.31%2792.88%-146-1.51%9,687DeSoto42,83867.37%17,97228.26%2,7764.37%24,86639.11%63,586Itawamba8,37487.60%9039.45%2822.95%7,47178.16%9,559Lafayette11,46660.57%6,67635.27%7884.16%4,79025.30%18,930Lee23,89774.27%7,56223.50%7192.23%16,33550.76%32,178Lowndes13,85356.00%10,03740.58%8463.42%3,81615.43%24,736Marshall6,69748.43%6,51447.11%6174.46%1831.32%13,828Monroe10,58668.64%4,46528.95%3722.41%6,12139.69%15,423Oktibbeha (part)95059.12%60637.71%513.17%34421.41%1,607Pontotoc10,51583.06%1,79014.14%3552.80%8,72568.92%12,660Prentiss7,77880.99%1,63317.00%1932.01%6,14563.98%9,604Tate7,30665.54%3,40430.53%4383.93%3,90235.00%11,148Tippah6,97378.34%1,67718.84%2512.82%5,29659.50%8,901Tishomingo6,84184.58%96011.87%2873.55%5,88172.71%8,088Union9,29582.89%1,63614.59%2832.52%7,65968.30%11,214Webster3,99580.54%81716.47%1482.98%3,17864.07%4,960Winston5,10758.57%3,37038.65%2422.78%1,73719.92%8,719Totals206,45568.72%83,94727.94%10,0213.34%122,50840.78%300,423 District 2 2016 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 2 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 2 2018 x150px File:Bennie Thompson, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg Bennie Thompson Democratic Party (United States) 192,343 67.1% File:3x4.svg John Bouie II Republican Party (United States) 83,542 29.1% 2016 MS-02 election results.svg 150px County resultsThompson: #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #3358a2 80–90%Boule: #f1b4b2 40–50% #ed8783 50–60% U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson Democratic Party (United States) Bennie Thompson Democratic Party (United States) Mississippi's 2nd congressional district 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 Bennie Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative Republican primary Candidates Nominee John Bouie II Results Republican primary results John Bouie II Republican Party (United States) 35,871 100.0 35,871 100.0 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe DNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsSafe DNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergSafe DNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DNovember 7, 2016RCPSafe DOctober 31, 2016 Results 2016 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election Democratic Party (United States) Bennie G. Thompson (incumbent) 192,343 67.1 Republican Party (United States) John Bouie II 83,542 29.1 Independent (United States) Troy Ray 6,918 2.4 Reform Party (United States) Johnny McLeod 3,823 1.3 286,626 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) By county CountyBennie ThompsonDemocraticJohn Bouie IIRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Attala3,64245.24%3,83047.58%5787.18%-188-2.34%8,050Bolivar9,49270.34%3,51526.05%4883.62%5,97744.29%13,495Carroll2,02637.40%2,94954.44%4428.16%-923-17.04%5,417Claiborne3,73387.24%45510.63%912.13%3,27876.61%4,279Coahoma6,52475.10%1,88221.66%2813.23%4,64253.44%8,687Copiah7,27957.18%4,92538.69%5264.13%2,35418.49%12,730Grenada5,13350.37%4,61445.28%4444.36%5195.09%10,191Hinds (part)61,77975.59%17,77321.75%2,1722.66%44,00653.85%81,724Holmes6,72584.20%93011.64%3324.16%5,79572.56%7,987Humphreys2,90076.46%76520.17%1283.37%2,13556.29%3,793Issaquena42162.09%22733.48%304.42%19428.61%678Jefferson3,34687.52%39610.36%812.12%2,95077.16%3,823Leake4,04149.24%3,62544.17%5406.58%4165.07%8,206Leflore7,89472.07%2,68824.54%3713.39%5,20647.53%10,953Madison (part)9,41580.32%2,03017.32%2772.36%7,38563.00%11,722Montgomery2,42649.99%2,20145.35%2264.66%2254.64%4,853Panola7,97454.55%5,96840.82%6774.63%2,00613.72%14,619Quitman2,37972.49%77023.46%1334.05%1,60949.02%3,282Sharkey1,58173.84%50023.35%602.80%1,08150.49%2,141Sunflower7,05274.31%2,08421.96%3543.73%4,96852.35%9,490Tallahatchie3,74465.06%1,73230.10%2794.85%2,01234.96%5,755Tunica2,61175.77%73121.21%1043.02%1,88054.56%3,446Warren9,78051.34%8,32443.69%9474.97%1,4567.64%19,051Washington11,78171.34%4,20425.46%5293.20%7,57745.88%16,514Yalobusha2,92549.16%2,79146.91%2343.93%1342.25%5,950Yazoo5,74058.63%3,63337.11%4174.26%2,10721.52%9,790Totals192,34367.11%83,54229.15%10,7413.75%108,80137.96%286,626 District 3 2016 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 3 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 3 2018 x150px File:Greg Harper official photo (cropped).jpg Gregg Harper Republican Party (United States) 209,490 66.2% File:3x4.svg Dennis Quinn Democratic Party (United States) 96,101 30.4% 2016 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsHarper: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Quinn: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Representative Gregg Harper Republican Party (United States) Gregg Harper Republican Party (United States) Mississippi's 3rd congressional district 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 Gregg Harper, incumbent U.S. Representative Eliminated in primary Jimmy Giles Results Republican primary results Gregg Harper (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 87,997 89.10 Jimmy Giles Republican Party (United States) 10,760 10.9 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 Dennis C. Quinn Democratic Party (United States) 29,149 65.5 Nathan Stewart Democratic Party (United States) 15,384 34.5 44,533 100.0 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe RNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsSafe RNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergSafe RNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RNovember 7, 2016RCPSafe ROctober 31, 2016 Results 2016 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election Republican Party (United States) Gregg Harper (incumbent) 209,490 66.2 Democratic Party (United States) Dennis C. Quinn 96,101 30.4 Independent (United States) Roger Gerrard 8,696 2.7 Reform Party (United States) Lajena Sheets 2,158 0.7 316,445 100.0 Republican Party (United States) By county CountyGregg HarperRepublicanDennis C. QuinnDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Adams6,23647.69%6,36648.68%4753.63%-130-0.99%13,077Amite4,24961.98%2,35234.31%2543.71%1,89727.67%6,855Clarke (part)4,81072.32%1,64924.79%1922.89%3,16147.53%6,651Covington5,50364.08%2,74031.90%3454.02%2,76332.17%8,588Franklin2,74466.41%1,19028.80%1984.79%1,55437.61%4,132Hinds (part)7,47858.21%5,03139.16%3372.62%2,44719.05%12,846Jasper4,23551.15%3,78245.68%2623.16%4535.47%8,279Jefferson Davis2,80246.37%3,02850.11%2133.52%-226-3.74%6,043Kemper2,20449.53%2,11347.48%1332.99%912.04%4,450Lauderdale19,19666.86%8,51729.67%9973.47%10,67937.20%28,710Lawrence4,21267.40%1,83429.35%2033.25%2,37838.05%6,249Lincoln10,76271.50%3,89725.89%3932.61%6,86545.61%15,052Madison (part)27,99774.96%8,27222.15%1,0792.89%19,72552.81%37,348Neshoba7,90176.13%2,14920.71%3283.16%5,75255.42%10,378Newton6,75272.89%2,19923.74%3123.37%4,55349.15%9,263Noxubee1,51530.50%3,29266.28%1603.22%-1,777-35.78%4,967Oktibbeha (part)8,79454.44%6,80742.14%5533.42%1,98712.30%16,154Pike8,31151.89%7,12344.47%5823.63%1,1887.42%16,016Rankin48,16078.02%11,01517.84%2,5534.14%37,14560.18%61,728Scott6,57063.92%3,42033.27%2882.80%3,15030.65%10,278Simpson7,57567.69%3,26929.21%3473.10%4,30638.48%11,191Smith5,83677.75%1,40518.72%2653.53%4,43159.03%7,506Walthall4,09361.65%2,31734.90%2293.45%1,77626.75%6,639Wilkinson1,55538.44%2,33457.70%1563.86%-779-19.26%4,045Totals209,49066.20%96,10130.37%10,8543.43%113,38935.83%316,445 District 4 2016 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg presidential no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 4 2014 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 4 2018 x150px File:Steven Palazzo, Official Portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg Steven Palazzo Republican Party (United States) 181,323 65.0% File:3x4.svg Mark Gladney Democratic Party (United States) 77,505 27.8% File:3x4.svg Richard McCluskey Libertarian Party (United States) 14,687 5.3% 2016 MS-04 election results.svg 150px County resultsPalazzo: #ed8883 50–60% #e55751 60–70% #d02823 70–80% #b00000 80–90%Gladney: #8da9e2 50–60% U.S. Representative Steven Palazzo Republican Party (United States) Steven Palazzo Republican Party (United States) 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 70% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of R+21. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Steven Palazzo, incumbent U.S. Representative Results Republican primary results Steven Palazzo (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 103,558 100.0 103,558 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Mark Gladney, helicopter pilot Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Richard McCluskey General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe RNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsSafe RNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergSafe RNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RNovember 7, 2016RCPSafe ROctober 31, 2016 Results 2016 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election Republican Party (United States) Steven Palazzo (incumbent) 181,323 65.0 Democratic Party (United States) Mark Gladney 77,505 27.8 Libertarian Party (United States) Richard Blake McCluskey 14,687 5.3 Reform Party (United States) Shawn O'Hara 5,264 1.9 278,779 100.0 Republican Party (United States) By county CountySteven PalazzoRepublicanMark GladneyDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Clarke (part)45845.80%50550.50%373.70%-47-4.70%1,000Forrest14,94353.95%10,40237.56%2,3538.50%4,54116.39%27,698George8,21384.50%99610.25%5115.26%7,21774.25%9,720Greene3,80171.87%82915.67%65912.46%2,97256.19%5,289Hancock11,93269.39%4,00023.26%1,2647.35%7,93246.13%17,196Harrison35,46357.12%21,79635.11%4,8267.77%13,66722.01%62,085Jackson30,83163.25%14,39229.52%3,5237.23%16,43933.72%48,746Jones19,10868.19%7,12425.42%1,7916.39%11,98442.76%28,023Lamar17,75372.72%4,91020.11%1,7507.17%12,84352.61%24,413Marion7,75867.09%3,32628.76%4794.14%4,43238.33%11,563Pearl River16,61378.04%3,42616.09%1,2485.86%13,18761.95%21,287Perry3,76270.37%1,10220.61%4829.02%2,66049.76%5,346Stone4,84869.91%1,55922.48%5287.61%3,28947.43%6,935Wayne5,84061.62%3,13833.11%5005.28%2,70228.51%9,478Totals181,32365.04%77,50527.80%19,9517.16%103,81837.24%278,779 References External links U.S. House elections in Mississippi, 2016 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets Mississippi 2016 United States House