United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2016

United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2016
Mississippi
November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
Mississippi's four seats in the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 3 1

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.

District 1

The incumbent is Republican Trent Kelly, who had represented the district since 2015. He won a special election to replace Alan Nunnelee with 70% of the vote in 2015 and the district has a PVI of R+16.

Republican Party

Primary Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trent Kelly 95,049 89.29
Republican Paul Clever 11,397 10.71
Total votes 106,446 100

District 3

The incumbent is Republican Gregg Harper, who had represented the district since 2009. He won re-election with 69% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+14.

Republican Party

Primary Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gregg Harper 87,997 89.10
Republican Jimmy Giles 10,760 10.89
Total votes 98,757 100

Democratic Party

Primary Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis C. Quinn 29,154 65.46
Democratic Nathan Stewart 15,384 34.54
Total votes 44,538 100

District 4

The incumbent is Republican Steven Palazzo, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2014 and the district had a PVI of R+21.

State Senator Chris McDaniel may run against Palazzo in the Republican primary.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mississippi Election Results". Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ Geoff Pender (February 26, 2015). "McDaniel running for re-election to state Senate". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved June 13, 2015.

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