Mississippi's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 1st Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Alan Nunnelee (R) retained his seat in Congress.
Incumbent Alan Nunnelee (R) defeated challengers Ron Dickey (D), Danny Bedwell (L) and Lajena Walley (RP) in the general election.[4] Republican incumbent Alan Nunnelee defeated Democratic challenger Brad Morris in 2012 by a 23.5 percent margin of victory. The Cook Political Report rated this race as "Solid Republican."[5] Nunnellee had $339,381.35 in cash on hand as of the 2014 April Quarterly Federal Election Commission (FEC) report. Dickey had not reported any money, and Bedwell had raised under $5,000. In the district's recent history, most representatives had been from the Republican Party, although Travis Childers (D) served as the representative from 2008 to 2011.[6]
Nunnelee ran uncontested for the Republican nomination and Ron Dickey defeated Rex Weathers with 65.7 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary. Nunnelee underwent surgery on June 9, 2014, to remove a small mass from his brain. He was expected to make a full recovery, but was moved to a hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, three weeks after the surgery for further rehabilitation.[7] He was then able to return back to his home in Mississippi during late August where he was expected to be fully fit for his re-election campaign.
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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.
In Mississippi, primaries are open, meaning any registered voter may vote in the primary of their choice. State law says: "No person shall vote or attempt to vote in the primary election of one (1) party when he or she has voted on the same date in the primary election of another party."[8]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by May 25, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 5, 2014.[9]
- See also: Mississippi elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Alan Nunnelee (R), who was first elected in 2010.
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, Mississippi's 1st Congressional District was located in the northeastern portion of the state and included 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.[10]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Alan Nunnelee - Incumbent
Ron Dickey
Danny Bedwell
Lajena Walley
June 3, 2014, primary results
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Elections
General election results
The 1st Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Alan Nunnelee (R) defeated challengers Ron Dickey (D), Danny Bedwell (L) and Lajena Walley (RP) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Alan 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 | ||||
Primary results
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Ron Dickey |
66% | 9,741 | ||
| Rex Weathers | 34% | 5,022 | ||
| Total Votes | 14,763 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State - Official Democratic primary results |
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Key votes
National security
HR 644
- See also: Bowe Bergdahl exchange
On September 9, 2014, the Republican-run House approved H.R. 644, a resolution criticizing President Barack Obama's act of exchanging five Guantanamo Bay prisoners for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.[11][12] The House voted 249-163 for resolution, with all Republicans and 22 Democrats supporting the bill. Fourteen Democrats and five Republicans did not vote on the resolution, while all other Democrats opposed its passage.[12] Nunnelee did not vote on the resolution.[11][12]
Government affairs
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans--Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas-- voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[13] Nunnelee did not vote on the resolution.[14][15]
Campaign contributions
Alan Nunnelee
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Nunnelee's reports.[16]
| Alan Nunnelee (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[17] | April 15, 2013 | $157,091.34 | $5,736.75 | $(120,660.60) | $42,166.49 | ||||
| July Quarterly[18] | July 15, 2013 | $42,166.49 | $259,678.83 | $(83,190.18) | $218,655.14 | ||||
| October Quarterly[19] | October 15, 2013 | $218,655.14 | $205,452.63 | $(72,130.29) | $351,977.48 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[20] | December 31, 2013 | $351,977 | $118,350 | $(67,677) | $428,049 | ||||
| April Quarterly[21] | April 15, 2014 | $428,049.92 | $59,950.00 | $(148,618.57) | $339,381.35 | ||||
| July Quarterly | July 15, 2014 | $331,971 | $82,700 | $(44,602) | $390,469 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $731,868.21 | $(536,878.64) | ||||||||
Ron Dickey
| Ron Dickey(2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| July Quarterly | July 15, 2014 | $0.00 | $5,940 | $(3,175) | $2,765 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $5,940 | $(3,175) | ||||||||
Danny Bedwell
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Bedwell's reports.[22]
| Danny Bedwell (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[23] | March 31, 2014 | $781.59 | $3,645.00 | $(2,055.18) | $2,371.41 | ||||
| July Quarterly | July 15, 2014 | $2,371 | $1,559 | $(2,704) | $1,226 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $5,204 | $(4,759.18) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Alan Nunnelee (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Brad Morris, Jim R. Bourland, Danny Bedwell, and Chris Potts in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Brad Morris | 36.9% | 114,076 | |
| Republican | Alan 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" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Alan Nunnelee won election to the United States House. He defeated Travis Childers (D), Wally Pang (I), Les Green (I), A.G. Baddley (I), Rick Hoskins (I), Barbara Washer (Reform), Harold Taylor (L) and Gail Giaramita (Constitution) in the general election.[24]
| U.S. House, Mississippi District 1 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Alan Nunnelee |
55.3% | 121,074 | |
| Democratic | Travis W. Childers incumbent | 40.8% | 89,388 | |
| Independent | Wally Pang | 1% | 2,180 | |
| Independent | Les Green | 0.9% | 2,020 | |
| Independent | A. G. Baddley | 0.9% | 1,882 | |
| Independent | Rick "Rico" Hoskins | 0.2% | 478 | |
| Reform | Barbara Dale Washer | 0.2% | 389 | |
| Libertarian | Harold M. Taylor | 0.2% | 447 | |
| Constitution | Gail Giaramita | 0.6% | 1,235 | |
| Total Votes | 219,093 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for August 8, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ FairVote's Monopoly Politics, "2014 House Projections," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "House Election Results," accessed November 17, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "CHILDERS, Travis W., (1958 - )," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ Mississippi Business Journal, "Nunnelee moves to Johns Hopkins; still rehabilitating from brain surgery," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ LexisNexis, "Miss. Code Ann. § 23–15–575," accessed October 21, 2025
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Mississippi Mail-in and NVRA Agency Voter Registration Application," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Mississippi Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed August 30, 2012
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Hill, "House votes to condemn administration over Taliban prisoner swap," September 9, 2014
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote 485," accessed September 10, 2014
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Yahoo News, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Nunnelee 2014 Summary reports," accessed July 18, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed July 18, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "July Quarterly," accessed July 18, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Danny Bedwell Summary Report," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Danny Bedwell April Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
