Your monthly support provides voters the knowledge they need to make confident decisions at the polls. Donate today.

Mississippi's 1st Congressional District special election, 2015

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
115th →
← 113th
CongressLogo.png
Special Elections to the 114th Session of Congress, 2015-2016
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
New York's 11th District
Mississippi's 1st District
Illinois' 18th District
Ohio's 8th District
Pennsylvania's 2nd District
Hawaii's 1st District
Kentucky's 1st District
Other 2015-2016 Election coverage
2016 Congressional Elections • 2016 U.S. Senate Elections
2016 U.S. House Elections

The 1st Congressional District of Mississippi held a special election for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2015.

The election filled the vacancy left by the death of Alan Nunnelee (R). Nunnelee died on February 6, 2015, following a battle with brain cancer.[1]

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).[2] As expected, Kelly easily won the runoff in this Republican-favored district.[3][4]

Candidate Filing Deadline General Election Runoff Election
March 27, 2015
May 12, 2015
June 2, 2015

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.[5]

Election results

Runoff election

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

General election

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

Candidates

Runoff candidates:
Republican Party Trent Kelly Green check mark transparent.png
Democratic Party Walter Zinn


General election candidates:[6]

Democratic

Walter Zinn[7][8][9] Green check mark transparent.png

Republican

Boyce Adams - Businessman
Nancy Collins - State Senator
Trent Kelly - District Attorney Green check mark transparent.png
Quentin Whitwell - Former Jackson city council member
Chip Mills - Itawamba County Prosecutor
Greg Pirkle - Attorney
Daniel Sparks - Attorney
Mike Tagert - Transportation Commissioner for the Northern district
Sam Adcock - Executive at Airbus Helicopter
Ed Holliday - Dentist
Starner Jones - Physician
Henry Ross - Former Eupora Mayor


Campaign contributions

Trent Kelly

Trent Kelly (2015) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
April Quarterly[10]April 15, 2015$0$95,369$(5,815)$89,554
Pre-Special[11]April 30, 2015$89,554$22,334$(54,737)$57,150
Pre-Run-Off[12]May 21, 2015$57,150$28,139$(63,065)$22,225
Running totals
$145,842$(123,617)

Walter Zinn

Walter Zinn (2015) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
Pre-Special[13]April 30, 2015$0$11,552$(8,799)$2,752
Pre-Run-Off[14]May 22, 2015$2,752$7,504$(14,797)$−4,540
Running totals
$19,056$(23,596)

District history

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. Incumbent Alan Nunnelee (R) defeated challengers 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. Incumbent Alan Nunnelee won re-election in the district.[15]

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"

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Journal, "Mississippi Rep. Alan Nunnelee Dies at 56," February 6, 2015
  2. ↑ WMC Action News 5, "May 12 election set to fill north Mississippi US House seat," February 24, 2015
  3. ↑ WTVA, "Election Results," May 12, 2015
  4. ↑ The Hill, "Republican Trent Kelly wins runoff for Miss. House seat," June 2, 2015
  5. ↑ Mississippi Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed August 30, 2012
  6. ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
  7. ↑ The Clarion-Ledger, "Rumored, running or out for #MS01 congressional race," March 9, 2015
  8. ↑ DJournal.com, "Two more candidates to join 1st Congressional District race," March 18, 2015
  9. ↑ The Clarion-Ledger, "Lawyer makes 11 running to succeed Nunnelee," March 12, 2015
  10. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Trent Kelly April Quarterly," accessed June 1, 2015
  11. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Trent Kelly Pre-Special," accessed June 1, 2015
  12. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Trent Kelly Pre-Run-Off," accessed June 1, 2015
  13. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Walter Zinn Pre-Special," accessed June 1, 2015
  14. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Walter Zinn Pre-Run-Off," accessed June 1, 2015
  15. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Mississippi," accessed February 6, 2015


Mississippi's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)
Roger Wicker (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Republican Party (5)
Democratic Party (1)

Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Mississippi%27s_1st_Congressional_District_special_election,_2015&oldid=6893130"