Mississippi's 2nd congressional district
Mississippi's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The district is in almost all of western Mississippi. It includes most of Jackson, Greenville and Vicksburg, Clarksdale, Greenwood, and Clinton. The district's border goes along the Mississippi River. The people who live in the district elect a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district's current representative is Democrat Bennie Thompson.
| Mississippi's 2nd congressional district | |||
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 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
| Representative |
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| Area | 14,519.68 sq mi (37,605.8 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 692,452[1] | ||
| Median income | $37,372[1] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+14[2] | ||
Election history
2000
| 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democrat | Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) | 112,777 | 65.07 | ||
| Republican | Hardy Caraway | 54,090 | 31.21 | ||
| Libertarian | William G. Chipman | 4,305 | 2.48 | ||
| Reform | Lee F. Dilworth | 2,135 | 1.23 | ||
| Turnout | 173,307 | ||||
| Majority | 58,687 | 33.86 | |||
2002
| 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democrat | Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) | 89,913 | 55.14 | -9.93 | |
| Republican | Clinton B. LeSueur | 69,711 | 42.75 | +11.54 | |
| Reform | Lee F. Dilworth | 3,426 | 2.10 | +0.87 | |
| Turnout | 163,050 | ||||
| Majority | 20,202 | 12.39 | |||
2004
| 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democrat | Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) | 154,626 | 58.38 | +3.24 | |
| Republican | Clinton B. LeSueur | 107,647 | 40.64 | -2.11 | |
| Reform | Shawn O'Hara | 2,596 | 0.98 | -1.12 | |
| Turnout | 264,869 | ||||
| Majority | 46,979 | 17.74 | |||
2006
| 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democrat | Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) | 100,168 | 64.27 | +5.89 | |
| Republican | Yvonne R. Brown | 55,672 | 35.73 | -4.91 | |
| Turnout | 155,832 | ||||
| Majority | 44,496 | 28.55 | |||
2008
| 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democrat | Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) | 201,606 | 69.05 | +4.78 | |
| Republican | Richard Cook | 90,364 | 30.95 | -4.78 | |
| Turnout | 291,970 | ||||
| Majority | 111,242 | 38.10 | |||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) | 105,327 | 61.47 | |
| Republican | Bill Marcy | 64,499 | 37.64 | |
| Reform | Ashley Norwood | 1,530 | 0.89 | |
| Total votes | 171,356 | 100.00 | ||
| Democrat hold | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) | 214,978 | 67.13 | |
| Republican | Bill Marcy | 99,160 | 30.96 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent (United States)|Template:Independent (United States)/meta/shortname]] | Cobby Williams | 4,605 | 1.44 |
| Reform | Lajena Williams | 1,501 | 0.47 | |
| Total votes | 320,244 | 100.00 | ||
| Democrat hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) | 100,688 | 67.7 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent (United States)|Template:Independent (United States)/meta/shortname]] | Troy Ray | 36,465 | 24.5 |
| Reform | Shelley Shoemake | 11,493 | 7.7 | |
| Total votes | 148,646 | 100.00 | ||
| Democrat hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) | 192,343 | 67.1 | |
| Republican | John Bouie II | 83,542 | 29.1 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent (United States)|Template:Independent (United States)/meta/shortname]] | Troy Ray | 6,918 | 2.4 |
| Reform | Johnny McLeod | 3,823 | 1.3 | |
| Total votes | 286,626 | 100.00 | ||
| Democrat hold | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) | 158,921 | 71.8 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent (United States)|Template:Independent (United States)/meta/shortname]] | Troy Ray | 48,104 | 21.7 |
| Reform | Irving Harris | 14,354 | 6.5 | |
| Total votes | 221,379 | 100.00 | ||
| Democrat hold | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) | 196,331 | 66.2 | |
| Republican | Brian Flowers | 101,037 | 33.9 | |
| Total votes | 297,368 | 100.00 | ||
| Democrat hold | ||||
Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District Media
Mississippi's 2nd congressional district (since 2023)
William S. Barry, Deputy from Mississippi to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862; U.S. Representative from 1853 to 1855; Mississippi Speaker of the State House
Hon. Joseph L. Morphis, Miss - NARA - 527107
Albert R. Howe, an American businessman, Civil War veteran and politician; House Rep for 2nd MS District
Guilford Wiley Wells, US Representative from Mississippi
Van H. Manning, US Representative from Mississippi
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James B. Morgan, Mississippi State Senator and U.S. Representative for the 2nd district of Mississippi
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "My Congressional District".
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.