2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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 1 206,455 68.72% 83,947 27.94% 10,021 3.34% 300,423 100.0% Republican hold
District 2 83,542 29.15% 192,343 67.11% 10,741 3.75% 286,626 100.0% Democratic hold
District 3 209,490 66.20% 96,101 30.37% 10,854 3.43% 316,445 100.0% Republican hold
District 4 181,323 65.04% 77,505 27.80% 19,951 7.16% 278,779 100.0% Republican hold
Total 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
 
Nominee Trent Kelly Jacob Owens
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 206,455 83,947
Percentage 68.7% 27.9%
County results
Kelly:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Owens:      40–50%
U.S. Representative before election

Trent Kelly
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Trent Kelly
Republican

See also: 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
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

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Safe R November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[3] Safe R November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[4] Safe R November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Safe R November 7, 2016
RCP[6] Safe R October 31, 2016

Results

2016 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election[7]
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 300,423 100.0
Republican hold

By county

County[7] Trent Kelly
Republican 		Jacob Owens
Democratic 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Alcorn 11,262 80.25% 2,337 16.65% 434 3.09% 8,925 63.60% 14,033
Benton 2,168 57.66% 1,397 37.15% 195 5.19% 771 20.51% 3,760
Calhoun 4,616 73.42% 1,534 24.40% 137 2.18% 3,082 49.02% 6,287
Chickasaw 4,441 58.38% 2,950 38.78% 216 2.84% 1,491 19.60% 7,607
Choctaw 2,866 73.34% 930 23.80% 112 2.87% 1,936 49.54% 3,908
Clay 4,631 47.81% 4,777 49.31% 279 2.88% -146 -1.51% 9,687
DeSoto 42,838 67.37% 17,972 28.26% 2,776 4.37% 24,866 39.11% 63,586
Itawamba 8,374 87.60% 903 9.45% 282 2.95% 7,471 78.16% 9,559
Lafayette 11,466 60.57% 6,676 35.27% 788 4.16% 4,790 25.30% 18,930
Lee 23,897 74.27% 7,562 23.50% 719 2.23% 16,335 50.76% 32,178
Lowndes 13,853 56.00% 10,037 40.58% 846 3.42% 3,816 15.43% 24,736
Marshall 6,697 48.43% 6,514 47.11% 617 4.46% 183 1.32% 13,828
Monroe 10,586 68.64% 4,465 28.95% 372 2.41% 6,121 39.69% 15,423
Oktibbeha (part) 950 59.12% 606 37.71% 51 3.17% 344 21.41% 1,607
Pontotoc 10,515 83.06% 1,790 14.14% 355 2.80% 8,725 68.92% 12,660
Prentiss 7,778 80.99% 1,633 17.00% 193 2.01% 6,145 63.98% 9,604
Tate 7,306 65.54% 3,404 30.53% 438 3.93% 3,902 35.00% 11,148
Tippah 6,973 78.34% 1,677 18.84% 251 2.82% 5,296 59.50% 8,901
Tishomingo 6,841 84.58% 960 11.87% 287 3.55% 5,881 72.71% 8,088
Union 9,295 82.89% 1,636 14.59% 283 2.52% 7,659 68.30% 11,214
Webster 3,995 80.54% 817 16.47% 148 2.98% 3,178 64.07% 4,960
Winston 5,107 58.57% 3,370 38.65% 242 2.78% 1,737 19.92% 8,719
Totals 206,455 68.72% 83,947 27.94% 10,021 3.34% 122,508 40.78% 300,423

District 2

2016 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election
 
Nominee Bennie Thompson John Bouie II
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 192,343 83,542
Percentage 67.1% 29.1%
County results
Thompson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Boule:      40–50%      50–60%
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 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 Bouie II

Results

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

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Safe D November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[3] Safe D November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[4] Safe D November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Safe D November 7, 2016
RCP[6] Safe D October 31, 2016

Results

2016 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bennie G. Thompson (incumbent) 192,343 67.1
Republican John Bouie II 83,542 29.1
Independent Troy Ray 6,918 2.4
Reform Johnny McLeod 3,823 1.3
Total votes 286,626 100.0
Democratic hold

By county

County[7] Bennie Thompson
Democratic 		John Bouie II
Republican 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Attala 3,642 45.24% 3,830 47.58% 578 7.18% -188 -2.34% 8,050
Bolivar 9,492 70.34% 3,515 26.05% 488 3.62% 5,977 44.29% 13,495
Carroll 2,026 37.40% 2,949 54.44% 442 8.16% -923 -17.04% 5,417
Claiborne 3,733 87.24% 455 10.63% 91 2.13% 3,278 76.61% 4,279
Coahoma 6,524 75.10% 1,882 21.66% 281 3.23% 4,642 53.44% 8,687
Copiah 7,279 57.18% 4,925 38.69% 526 4.13% 2,354 18.49% 12,730
Grenada 5,133 50.37% 4,614 45.28% 444 4.36% 519 5.09% 10,191
Hinds (part) 61,779 75.59% 17,773 21.75% 2,172 2.66% 44,006 53.85% 81,724
Holmes 6,725 84.20% 930 11.64% 332 4.16% 5,795 72.56% 7,987
Humphreys 2,900 76.46% 765 20.17% 128 3.37% 2,135 56.29% 3,793
Issaquena 421 62.09% 227 33.48% 30 4.42% 194 28.61% 678
Jefferson 3,346 87.52% 396 10.36% 81 2.12% 2,950 77.16% 3,823
Leake 4,041 49.24% 3,625 44.17% 540 6.58% 416 5.07% 8,206
Leflore 7,894 72.07% 2,688 24.54% 371 3.39% 5,206 47.53% 10,953
Madison (part) 9,415 80.32% 2,030 17.32% 277 2.36% 7,385 63.00% 11,722
Montgomery 2,426 49.99% 2,201 45.35% 226 4.66% 225 4.64% 4,853
Panola 7,974 54.55% 5,968 40.82% 677 4.63% 2,006 13.72% 14,619
Quitman 2,379 72.49% 770 23.46% 133 4.05% 1,609 49.02% 3,282
Sharkey 1,581 73.84% 500 23.35% 60 2.80% 1,081 50.49% 2,141
Sunflower 7,052 74.31% 2,084 21.96% 354 3.73% 4,968 52.35% 9,490
Tallahatchie 3,744 65.06% 1,732 30.10% 279 4.85% 2,012 34.96% 5,755
Tunica 2,611 75.77% 731 21.21% 104 3.02% 1,880 54.56% 3,446
Warren 9,780 51.34% 8,324 43.69% 947 4.97% 1,456 7.64% 19,051
Washington 11,781 71.34% 4,204 25.46% 529 3.20% 7,577 45.88% 16,514
Yalobusha 2,925 49.16% 2,791 46.91% 234 3.93% 134 2.25% 5,950
Yazoo 5,740 58.63% 3,633 37.11% 417 4.26% 2,107 21.52% 9,790
Totals 192,343 67.11% 83,542 29.15% 10,741 3.75% 108,801 37.96% 286,626

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%
County results
Harper:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Quinn:      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 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

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Safe R November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[3] Safe R November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[4] Safe R November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Safe R November 7, 2016
RCP[6] Safe R October 31, 2016

Results

2016 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election[7]
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

By county

County[7] Gregg Harper
Republican 		Dennis C. Quinn
Democratic 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Adams 6,236 47.69% 6,366 48.68% 475 3.63% -130 -0.99% 13,077
Amite 4,249 61.98% 2,352 34.31% 254 3.71% 1,897 27.67% 6,855
Clarke (part) 4,810 72.32% 1,649 24.79% 192 2.89% 3,161 47.53% 6,651
Covington 5,503 64.08% 2,740 31.90% 345 4.02% 2,763 32.17% 8,588
Franklin 2,744 66.41% 1,190 28.80% 198 4.79% 1,554 37.61% 4,132
Hinds (part) 7,478 58.21% 5,031 39.16% 337 2.62% 2,447 19.05% 12,846
Jasper 4,235 51.15% 3,782 45.68% 262 3.16% 453 5.47% 8,279
Jefferson Davis 2,802 46.37% 3,028 50.11% 213 3.52% -226 -3.74% 6,043
Kemper 2,204 49.53% 2,113 47.48% 133 2.99% 91 2.04% 4,450
Lauderdale 19,196 66.86% 8,517 29.67% 997 3.47% 10,679 37.20% 28,710
Lawrence 4,212 67.40% 1,834 29.35% 203 3.25% 2,378 38.05% 6,249
Lincoln 10,762 71.50% 3,897 25.89% 393 2.61% 6,865 45.61% 15,052
Madison (part) 27,997 74.96% 8,272 22.15% 1,079 2.89% 19,725 52.81% 37,348
Neshoba 7,901 76.13% 2,149 20.71% 328 3.16% 5,752 55.42% 10,378
Newton 6,752 72.89% 2,199 23.74% 312 3.37% 4,553 49.15% 9,263
Noxubee 1,515 30.50% 3,292 66.28% 160 3.22% -1,777 -35.78% 4,967
Oktibbeha (part) 8,794 54.44% 6,807 42.14% 553 3.42% 1,987 12.30% 16,154
Pike 8,311 51.89% 7,123 44.47% 582 3.63% 1,188 7.42% 16,016
Rankin 48,160 78.02% 11,015 17.84% 2,553 4.14% 37,145 60.18% 61,728
Scott 6,570 63.92% 3,420 33.27% 288 2.80% 3,150 30.65% 10,278
Simpson 7,575 67.69% 3,269 29.21% 347 3.10% 4,306 38.48% 11,191
Smith 5,836 77.75% 1,405 18.72% 265 3.53% 4,431 59.03% 7,506
Walthall 4,093 61.65% 2,317 34.90% 229 3.45% 1,776 26.75% 6,639
Wilkinson 1,555 38.44% 2,334 57.70% 156 3.86% -779 -19.26% 4,045
Totals 209,490 66.20% 96,101 30.37% 10,854 3.43% 113,389 35.83% 316,445

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%
County results
Palazzo:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Gladney:      50–60%
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 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

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Safe R November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[3] Safe R November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[4] Safe R November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Safe R November 7, 2016
RCP[6] Safe R October 31, 2016

Results

2016 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election[7]
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

By county

County[7] Steven Palazzo
Republican 		Mark Gladney
Democratic 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Clarke (part) 458 45.80% 505 50.50% 37 3.70% -47 -4.70% 1,000
Forrest 14,943 53.95% 10,402 37.56% 2,353 8.50% 4,541 16.39% 27,698
George 8,213 84.50% 996 10.25% 511 5.26% 7,217 74.25% 9,720
Greene 3,801 71.87% 829 15.67% 659 12.46% 2,972 56.19% 5,289
Hancock 11,932 69.39% 4,000 23.26% 1,264 7.35% 7,932 46.13% 17,196
Harrison 35,463 57.12% 21,796 35.11% 4,826 7.77% 13,667 22.01% 62,085
Jackson 30,831 63.25% 14,392 29.52% 3,523 7.23% 16,439 33.72% 48,746
Jones 19,108 68.19% 7,124 25.42% 1,791 6.39% 11,984 42.76% 28,023
Lamar 17,753 72.72% 4,910 20.11% 1,750 7.17% 12,843 52.61% 24,413
Marion 7,758 67.09% 3,326 28.76% 479 4.14% 4,432 38.33% 11,563
Pearl River 16,613 78.04% 3,426 16.09% 1,248 5.86% 13,187 61.95% 21,287
Perry 3,762 70.37% 1,102 20.61% 482 9.02% 2,660 49.76% 5,346
Stone 4,848 69.91% 1,559 22.48% 528 7.61% 3,289 47.43% 6,935
Wayne 5,840 61.62% 3,138 33.11% 500 5.28% 2,702 28.51% 9,478
Totals 181,323 65.04% 77,505 27.80% 19,951 7.16% 103,818 37.24% 278,779

References

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  4. ^ a b c d "2016 House Ratings (November 3, 2016)". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
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  6. ^ a b c d "Battle for the House 2016". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Hosemann, Delbert (November 8, 2016). "Statewide Recapitulation Report" (PDF). Secretary of State of Mississippi. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
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