2014 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 329,169 230,014 Percentage 52.56% 36.73% Swing 2.68% 2.68%
Republican
60–70%
Democratic
60–70%
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the four members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Mississippi, one from each of the state's four congressional districts . The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including a Senate election in Mississippi .
Overview [ edit ] 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi[1] Party Votes Percentage Seats +/– Republican 329,169 52.56% 3 - Democratic 230,014 36.73% 1 - Reform 14,897 2.38% 0 - Libertarian 7,303 1.17% 0 - Independents 44,896 7.17% 0 - Totals 626,279 100.00% 4 —
District [ edit ] Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district:[2]
District 1 [ edit ] 2014 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election Results by county
Nunnelee: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Dickey: 40-50%
Incumbent Republican Alan Nunnelee , who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+16.
Republican primary [ edit ] Nunnelee was the only Congressman in Mississippi who did not face a primary opponent in 2014.[3]
Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Rex Weathers, candidate for this seat in 1992 and 1996 and the nominee for this seat in 1998 and 2002 [3] Results [ edit ] Libertarian primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Danny Bedwell, chair of the Mississippi Libertarian Party General results [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Aftermath [ edit ] Nunnelee died on February 6, 2015, shortly after starting his third term in office.[6]
District 2 [ edit ] 2014 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election Results by county
Thompson: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Ray: 40-50%
Incumbent Democrat Bennie Thompson , who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+13.
Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] No Republicans filed to run for the seat[3]
General results [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 3 [ edit ] 2014 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election Results by county Harper: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Magee: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
Incumbent Republican Gregg Harper , who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 80% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+14.
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Hardy Caraway, Independent candidate for the 2nd district in 1984 and nominee for the 2nd district in 2000 Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Doug Magee, Republican candidate for the 4th district in 1988 Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Jim Liljeberg, high school maths teacher Dennis Quinn[3] Results [ edit ] Runoff results [ edit ] General results [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 4 [ edit ] 2014 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election Results by county
Palazzo: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Moore: 40-50%
Incumbent Republican Steven Palazzo , who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+21.
Republican primary [ edit ] Palazzo was first elected in 2010 , defeating Democratic incumbent Gene Taylor . He was targeted by the Club for Growth .[7] Taylor, who served in the U.S. House from 1989 to 2011, had switched parties, and ran for the seat as a Republican.[8] [9] [10]
Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Tom Carter, business executive Tavish Kelly Gene Taylor , former U.S. Representative Ron Vincent, Tea Party activist, retired engineer and candidate for this seat in 2012 [3] Declined [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Results [ edit ] General results [ edit ] Results [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Election Statistics: 1920 to Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives" . ^ Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014" . Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved October 28, 2019 . ^ a b c d e f "Political buzz: Alan Nunnelee lone Mississippi congressman without a party primary" . The Mississippi Press. March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014 . ^ a b c d e f g h "Mississippi Secretary of State June 3, 2014" . Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2014 . ^ a b c d "Mississippi General Election 2014" . Mississippi Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014 . ^ "Alan Nunnelee, G.O.P. House Member from Mississippi, Dies at 56" . The New York Times . February 7, 2015. ^ Jaffe, Alexandra (February 27, 2013). "Club for Growth targeting 9 'RINO' Republicans for primary challenges - The Hill's Ballot Box" . The Hill . Retrieved October 18, 2013 . ^ Hampton, Paul (February 28, 2014). "Gene Taylor, now Republican, will seek to reclaim seat from Palazzo" . Sun Herald . Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014 . ^ Hampton, Paul. "Former Mississippi Congressman Taylor considers a rematch against Palazzo | Politics" . Sun Herald . Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013 . ^ Ostermeier, Eric (October 21, 2013). "Gene Taylor Contemplating Rare Comeback in Mississippi" . Smart Politics . ^ Local News | Hattiesburg American | hattiesburgamerican.com External links [ edit ]
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