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Ben Thompson
Ben Thompson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent District 97. He lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2023
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 97
Incumbent Sam Mims defeated Ben Thompson in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 97 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sam Mims (R) | 69.4 | 6,003 |
| Ben Thompson (D) | 30.6 | 2,643 | ||
| Total votes: 8,646 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 97
Ben Thompson advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 97 on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ben Thompson | 100.0 | 2,133 | |
| Total votes: 2,133 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 97
Incumbent Sam Mims advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 97 on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sam Mims | 100.0 | 3,179 |
| Total votes: 3,179 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Thompson in this election.
2019
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 97
Incumbent Sam Mims defeated Ben Thompson in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 97 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sam Mims (R) | 74.1 | 6,866 |
| Ben Thompson (D) | 25.9 | 2,402 | ||
| Total votes: 9,268 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 97
Ben Thompson advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 97 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ben Thompson | 100.0 | 3,564 | |
| Total votes: 3,564 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 97
Incumbent Sam Mims advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 97 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sam Mims | 100.0 | 3,609 |
| Total votes: 3,609 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ben Thompson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ben Thompson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
