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Mississippi's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

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Mississippi's 1st Congressional District
General Election Date
November 8, 2016
Primary Date
March 8, 2016
November 8 Election Winner:
Trent Kelly Republican Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Trent Kelly Republican Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid R[1]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2]
Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe R[3]
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The 1st Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Trent Kelly (R) defeated Jacob Owens (D), Chase Wilson (L) and Cathy L. Toole (Reform) in the general election. Kelly defeated challenger Paul Clever in the Republican primary on March 8, 2016.[4][5]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
January 8, 2016
March 8, 2016
November 8, 2016

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Mississippi state law stipulates that an individual can only participate in a party's primary if he or she "intends to support the nominations made in the primary" in which he or she participates. However, this is generally considered an unenforceable requirement. Consequently, Mississippi's primary is effectively open.[6][7]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.


Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Trent Kelly (R). He was elected on June 2, 2015, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Alan Nunnelee (R).[8] [9][10]

Mississippi's 1st Congressional District is located in the northeastern portion of the state and includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster, and Winston counties and a portion of Oktibbeha County.[11]

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Mississippi District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTrent Kelly Incumbent 68.7% 206,455
     Democratic Jacob Owens 27.9% 83,947
     Libertarian Chase Wilson 2.1% 6,181
     Reform Cathy L. Toole 1.3% 3,840
Total Votes 300,423
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State

Primary election

U.S. House, Mississippi District 1 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTrent Kelly Incumbent 89.3% 95,049
Paul Clever 10.7% 11,397
Total Votes 106,446
Source: Mississippi Republican Party


Candidates

General election candidates:

Republican Party Trent Kelly - IncumbentApproveda
Democratic Party Jacob Owens
Libertarian Party Chase Wilson
Independent Cathy L. Toole

Primary candidates:[12]

Democratic

Jacob OwensApproveda[13]

Republican

Trent Kelly – IncumbentApproveda[13]
Paul Clever[13]

Third Party/Other

Chase Wilson (Libertarian)Approveda[13]
Cathy L. Toole (Reform)Approveda[13]


District history

2015

See also: Mississippi's 1st Congressional District special election, 2015

Thirteen candidates competed in the general election held on May 12, 2015. Since none of the candidates received a majority of the vote, a runoff election was held on June 2, 2015, between Walter Zinn (D) and Trent Kelly (R).[14] As expected, Kelly easily won the runoff in this Republican favored district.[15][16]

U.S. House, Mississippi District 1 Special Election Runoff, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTrent Kelly 70% 69,516
     Democratic Walter Zinn 30% 29,831
Total Votes 99,347
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State


U.S. House, Mississippi District 1 Special General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngWalter Zinn 17.4% 15,385
     Republican Boyce Adams 4.6% 4,037
     Republican Nancy Collins 4.5% 4,006
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTrent Kelly 16.3% 14,418
     Republican Quentin Whitwell 3.5% 3,124
     Republican Chip Mills 7.8% 6,929
     Republican Greg Pirkle 8.1% 7,142
     Republican Daniel Sparks 3.2% 2,828
     Republican Mike Tagert 12.7% 11,231
     Republican Sam Adcock 4.5% 4,000
     Republican Ed Holliday 4.5% 3,958
     Republican Starner Jones 7.9% 6,993
     Republican Henry Ross 4.9% 4,313
Total Votes 88,364
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State

2014

See also: Mississippi's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Alan Nunnelee (R) defeated Ron Dickey (D), Danny Bedwell (L) and Lajena Walley (RP) in the general election.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 1 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Nunnelee Incumbent 67.9% 102,622
     Democratic Ron Dickey 28.9% 43,713
     Libertarian Danny Bedwell 2.5% 3,830
     Reform Lajena Walley 0.6% 946
Total Votes 151,111
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State Official Results

2012

See also: Mississippi's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

The 1st Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Alan Nunnelee (R) won the election in the district.[17]

U.S. House, Mississippi District 1 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Brad Morris 36.9% 114,076
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Nunnelee Incumbent 60.4% 186,760
     Libertarian Danny Bedwell 1.2% 3,584
     Constitution Jim R. Bourland 0.8% 2,390
     Reform Chris Potts 0.8% 2,367
Total Votes 309,177
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Important dates and deadlines

See also: Mississippi elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Mississippi in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline Event type Event description
January 4, 2016 Ballot access Qualifying period opens for primary and independent candidates
January 8, 2016 Ballot access Qualifying period closes for primary and independent candidates
January 8, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
January 29, 2016 Campaign finance 2015 annual report due
March 8, 2016 Election date Primary election
May 6, 2016 Ballot access Qualifying period closes for nonpartisan judicial offices
May 10, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
June 10, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
July 8, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
October 10, 2016 Campaign finance Campaign finance report due
November 8, 2016 Election date General election
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State, "2016 Elections Calendar," accessed November 25, 2015

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
  2. ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
  3. ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
  4. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed January 12, 2016
  5. ↑ The Clarion-Ledger, "Primary Results: Statewide, county by county," March 8, 2016
  6. ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed February 6, 2024
  7. ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
  8. ↑ USA Today, "Rep. Alan Nunnelee dies at 56," February 6, 2015
  9. ↑ WTVA, "Election Results," May 12, 2015
  10. ↑ The Hill, "Republican Trent Kelly wins runoff for Miss. House seat," June 2, 2015
  11. ↑ Mississippi Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed August 30, 2012
  12. ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Mississippi Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed January 12, 2016
  14. ↑ WMC Action News 5, "May 12 election set to fill north Mississippi US House seat," February 24, 2015
  15. ↑ WTVA, "Election Results," May 12, 2015
  16. ↑ The Hill, "Republican Trent Kelly wins runoff for Miss. House seat," June 2, 2015
  17. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map," accessed August 15, 2012
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