Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District

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Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent
Assumed office: April 20, 1993

Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Bennie Thompson (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Mississippi representatives represented an average of 740,979 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 744,560 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 12 Republican primary)

Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 12 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Incumbent Bennie Thompson defeated Ronald Eller in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bennie Thompson
Bennie Thompson (D)
 
62.0
 
177,885
Image of Ronald Eller
Ronald Eller (R) Candidate Connection
 
38.0
 
108,956

Total votes: 286,841
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Ronald Eller defeated Andrew S. Smith in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on April 2, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ronald Eller
Ronald Eller Candidate Connection
 
76.8
 
4,837
Image of Andrew S. Smith
Andrew S. Smith Candidate Connection
 
23.2
 
1,459

Total votes: 6,296
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Incumbent Bennie Thompson advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on March 12, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bennie Thompson
Bennie Thompson
 
100.0
 
44,295

Total votes: 44,295
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Ronald Eller and Andrew S. Smith advanced to a runoff. They defeated Taylor Turcotte in the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on March 12, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ronald Eller
Ronald Eller Candidate Connection
 
46.6
 
14,991
Image of Andrew S. Smith
Andrew S. Smith Candidate Connection
 
35.7
 
11,493
Image of Taylor Turcotte
Taylor Turcotte Candidate Connection
 
17.6
 
5,675

Total votes: 32,159
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2022

See also: Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Incumbent Bennie Thompson defeated Brian Flowers in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bennie Thompson
Bennie Thompson (D)
 
60.1
 
108,285
Image of Brian Flowers
Brian Flowers (R) Candidate Connection
 
39.9
 
71,884

Total votes: 180,169
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Brian Flowers defeated Ronald Eller in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Flowers
Brian Flowers Candidate Connection
 
58.5
 
6,224
Image of Ronald Eller
Ronald Eller Candidate Connection
 
41.5
 
4,418

Total votes: 10,642
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Incumbent Bennie Thompson defeated Jerry Kerner in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bennie Thompson
Bennie Thompson
 
96.3
 
49,907
Jerry Kerner
 
3.7
 
1,927

Total votes: 51,834
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Brian Flowers and Ronald Eller advanced to a runoff. They defeated Michael Carson and Stanford Johnson in the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Flowers
Brian Flowers Candidate Connection
 
43.2
 
6,087
Image of Ronald Eller
Ronald Eller Candidate Connection
 
32.4
 
4,564
Image of Michael Carson
Michael Carson Candidate Connection
 
21.0
 
2,966
Image of Stanford Johnson
Stanford Johnson Candidate Connection
 
3.5
 
487

Total votes: 14,104
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

See also: Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Incumbent Bennie Thompson defeated Brian Flowers in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bennie Thompson
Bennie Thompson (D)
 
66.0
 
196,224
Image of Brian Flowers
Brian Flowers (R) Candidate Connection
 
34.0
 
101,010

Total votes: 297,234
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Brian Flowers defeated Thomas Carey in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on June 23, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Flowers
Brian Flowers Candidate Connection
 
70.0
 
3,822
Thomas Carey
 
30.0
 
1,638

Total votes: 5,460
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Incumbent Bennie Thompson defeated Sonia Rathburn in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on March 10, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bennie Thompson
Bennie Thompson
 
94.0
 
97,921
Image of Sonia Rathburn
Sonia Rathburn Candidate Connection
 
6.0
 
6,256

Total votes: 104,177
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Brian Flowers and Thomas Carey advanced to a runoff. They defeated B.C. Hammond in the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on March 10, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Flowers
Brian Flowers Candidate Connection
 
37.8
 
9,883
Thomas Carey
 
36.2
 
9,456
Image of B.C. Hammond
B.C. Hammond Candidate Connection
 
26.0
 
6,812

Total votes: 26,151
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2018

See also: Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Incumbent Bennie Thompson defeated Troy Ray and Irving Harris in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bennie Thompson
Bennie Thompson (D)
 
71.8
 
158,921
Image of Troy Ray
Troy Ray (Independent)
 
21.7
 
48,104
Irving Harris (Reform Party)
 
6.5
 
14,354

Total votes: 221,379
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Incumbent Bennie Thompson advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bennie Thompson
Bennie Thompson
 
100.0
 
31,203

Total votes: 31,203
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2016

See also: Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Bennie Thompson (D) defeated John Bouie, II (R) Libertarian Johnny McLeod, and Independent Party candidate Troy Ray in the general election. Each of the candidates was unopposed in their respective primary elections.[1]

U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBennie Thompson Incumbent 67.1% 192,343
     Republican John Bouie II 29.1% 83,542
     Independent Troy Ray 2.4% 6,918
     Reform Johnny McLeod 1.3% 3,823
Total Votes 286,626
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State

2014

See also: Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 2nd Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Bennie Thompson (D) defeated challengers Shelley Shoemake (RP) and Troy Ray (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBennie Thompson Incumbent 67.7% 100,688
     Independent Troy Ray 24.5% 36,465
     Reform Shelley Shoemake 7.7% 11,493
Total Votes 148,646
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State Official Results

General election candidates


June 3, 2014, primary results

Democratic Party Democratic Primary


2012

See also: Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 2nd Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Bennie Thompson won re-election in the district.[2]

U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBennie Thompson Incumbent 67.1% 214,978
     Republican Bill Marcy 31% 99,160
     Independent Cobby Williams 1.4% 4,605
     Reform Lajena Williams 0.5% 1,501
Total Votes 320,244
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"
U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBennie Thompson Incumbent 87.5% 49,083
Heather McTeer 12.5% 7,040
Total Votes 56,123

2010
On November 2, 2010, Bennie Thompson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bill Marcy (R) and Ashley Norwood (Reform) in the general election.[3]

U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBennie Thompson incumbent 61.5% 105,327
     Republican Bill Marcy 37.6% 64,499
     Reform Ashley Norwood 0.9% 1,530
Total Votes 171,356


2008
On November 4, 2008, Bennie Thompson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Richard Cook (R) in the general election.[4]

U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBennie Thompson incumbent 69.1% 201,606
     Republican Richard Cook 30.9% 90,364
Total Votes 291,970


2006
On November 7, 2006, Bennie Thompson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Yvonne Brown (R) in the general election.[5]

U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBennie Thompson incumbent 64.3% 100,160
     Republican Yvonne Brown 35.7% 55,672
Total Votes 155,832


2004
On November 2, 2004, Bennie Thompson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Clinton LeSueur (R) and Shawn O'Hara (Reform) in the general election.[6]

U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBennie Thompson incumbent 58.4% 154,626
     Republican Clinton LeSueur 40.6% 107,647
     Reform Shawn O'Hara 1% 2,596
Total Votes 264,869


2002
On November 5, 2002, Bennie Thompson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Clinton LeSueur (R) and Lee Dilworth (Reform) in the general election.[7]

U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBennie Thompson incumbent 55.1% 89,913
     Republican Clinton LeSueur 42.8% 69,711
     Reform Lee Dilworth 2.1% 3,426
Total Votes 163,050


2000
On November 7, 2000, Bennie Thompson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Hardy Caraway (R), William Chipman (L) and Lee Dilworth (Reform) in the general election.[8]

U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBennie Thompson incumbent 65.1% 112,777
     Republican Hardy Caraway 31.2% 54,090
     Libertarian William Chipman 2.5% 4,305
     Reform Lee Dilworth 1.2% 2,135
Total Votes 173,307


District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Mississippi after the 2020 census

Gov. Tate Reeves (R) signed the state's congressional redistricting plan—House Bill 384—on January 24, 2022. The state House of Representatives approved the plan, 75-44, on January 6, 2022, with 73 Republicans, one Democrat, and one independent voting in favor and 41 Democrats, two Republicans, and one independent voting against. The state Senate approved the new congressional map, 33-18, on January 12, 2022, with all votes in favor by Republicans and 16 Democrats and two Republicans voting against.[9] The Mississippi Joint Legislative Committee on Redistricting approved the proposal on December 15, 2021.[10]

After the state Senate approved the plan, Lee Sanderlin wrote in the Mississippi Clarion Ledger, “The bill preserves the current balance of congressional power in Mississippi, keeping three seats for Republicans and one for lone Democrat Bennie Thompson, D-Bolton.”[11] Sanderlin also wrote, "This is the first time since the 1965 passage of the Voting Rights Act passed Mississippi's redistricting will go on without federal oversight after a 2013 Supreme Court decision ended the requirement certain states get federal approval for redistricting changes. A federal judge drew the congressional districts in 2002 because legislators could not agree on a map, and again in 2011 because legislators felt they didn't have enough time to do it during session."[11]

How does redistricting in Mississippi work? In Mississippi, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. Congressional district lines are approved as regular legislation and are thus subject to veto by the governor. State legislative district boundaries are approved as a joint resolution; as such, they are not subject to gubernatorial veto.[12]

If the legislature cannot approve a state legislative redistricting plan, a five-member commission must draw the lines. This commission comprises the chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, the attorney general, the secretary of state, and the majority leaders of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives.[12]

The Mississippi Constitution requires that state legislative district boundaries be contiguous. State statutes further require that state legislative districts "be compact and cross political boundaries as little as possible."[12]

Mississippi District 2
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Mississippi District 2
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2010-2011

This is the 2nd Congressional District of Mississippi after the 2001 redistricting process.
See also: Redistricting in Mississippi after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Mississippi State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Mississippi's 2nd the 122nd most Democratic district nationally.[13]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 62.5%-36.4%.[14]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Mississippi's 2nd the 121st most Democratic district nationally.[15]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 62.5% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 36.4%.[16]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+14. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 14 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District the 94th most Democratic nationally.[17]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.95. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.95 points toward that party.[18]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Mississippi Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed January 12, 2016
  2. Politico, "2012 Election Map, Mississippi," accessed November 6, 2012
  3. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  4. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  5. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. Mississippi Legislature, 2022 Regular Session, "House Bill 384," accessed January 24, 2022
  10. Clarion Ledger, "Redistricting committee finalizes Mississippi congressional map proposal, expanding 2nd District," December 15, 2021
  11. 11.0 11.1 Mississippi redistricting: Senate follows House, approves expanded 2nd District January 12, 2022
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 All About Redistricting, "Mississippi," accessed May 4, 2015
  13. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  14. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  15. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  16. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  17. Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  18. FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


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