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Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

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Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District

General Election Date
November 4, 2014

Primary Date
June 3, 2014

November 4 Election Winner:
Bennie Thompson Democratic Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Bennie Thompson Democratic Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid D[1]

FairVote's Monopoly Politics: Safe D[2]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D[3]


Mississippi U.S. House Elections
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2014 U.S. Senate Elections

2014 U.S. House Elections

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The 2nd Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Bennie Thompson (D) retained his seat in Congress.

With no Republican challenger, Democratic incumbent Thompson had a smooth ride to re-election in 2014.[4] He defeated challengers Shelley Shoemake (RP) and Troy Ray (I) in the general election.[5] The Cook Political Report rated the race as "Solid Democratic."[6]

In both 2010 and 2012, Thompson was challenged by Republican candidate Bill Marcy, who ran in the 2014 U.S. Senate race under the Democratic Party. Thompson defeated Marcy with a 36.1 percent margin of victory in 2012, which was even larger than his 23.9 percent margin of victory in 2010.[7][8] As of the April Quarterly Federal Election Commission (FEC) report, Thompson had raised $686,910.68 and had $1,376,212.64 cash on hand.

Thompson competed against Damien Fairconetue in the Democratic primary on June 3, 2014, easily defeating him with 96 percent of the vote.[9]

Thompson was considered a moderate Democrat within the US House of Representatives and often voted with party lines. However, he had proven to disagree with the Obama administration during issues of federal conduct. In early October, Thompson criticized the White House for its investigation into a Secret Service prostitution scandal in Colombia. He stated that the probe was insufficient and left many questions unanswered. In an email, he wrote: "It is clear that the investigations were not thorough and did not tell the whole story - and I still have concerns about the internal investigative process."[10]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
March 1, 2014
June 3, 2014
November 4, 2014

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.[11][12]

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.[13]

See also: Mississippi elections, 2014

Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Bennie Thompson (D), who was first elected in 1993.

Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District is located in the western portion of the state and includes Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Claiborne, Coahoma, Copiah, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jefferson, Leake, Leflore, Montgomery, Panola, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tunica Warren, Washington, Yalobusha, and Yazoo counties. Areas of Hinds and Madison counties are also included in the district.[14]

Candidates

General election candidates


June 3, 2014, primary results

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Elections

General election results

The 2nd Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Bennie Thompson (D) defeated challengers Shelley Shoemake (RP) and Troy Ray (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBennie Thompson Incumbent 67.7% 100,688
     Independent Troy Ray 24.5% 36,465
     Reform Shelley Shoemake 7.7% 11,493
Total Votes 148,646
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State Official Results

Primary results

U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBennie Thompson Incumbent 95.7% 41,618
Damien Fairconetue 4.3% 1,860
Total Votes 43,478
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State - Official Democratic primary results

Campaign contributions

Bennie Thompson

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Thompson's reports.[15]

District history

Candidate ballot access
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2012

The 2nd Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Bennie Thompson won re-election in the district.[21]

U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBennie Thompson Incumbent 67.1% 214,978
     Republican Bill Marcy 31% 99,160
     Independent Cobby Williams 1.4% 4,605
     Reform Lajena Williams 0.5% 1,501
Total Votes 320,244
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010

On November 2, 2010, Bennie Thompson won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bill Marcy (R) and Ashley Norwood (Reform) in the general election.[22]

U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBennie Thompson incumbent 61.5% 105,327
     Republican Bill Marcy 37.6% 64,499
     Reform Ashley Norwood 0.9% 1,530
Total Votes 171,356

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for August 8, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
  2. FairVote's Monopoly Politics, "2014 House Projections," accessed August 25, 2014
  3. Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 25, 2014
  4. Politico, "House Election Results," accessed November 17, 2014
  5. Politico, "House Election Results," accessed November 17, 2014
  6. The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 1, 2014
  7. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed July 1, 2014
  8. Mississippi Secretary of State, "Total Votes Reported by County for the 2012 General Election," accessed July 1, 2014
  9. Associated Press, "Mississippi - Summary Vote Results," accessed July 1, 2014
  10. The Hill, Top Dem Unhappy with Internal Probe into Prostitution Scandal," October 10, 2014
  11. NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed February 6, 2024
  12. Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
  13. Mississippi Secretary of State, "Mississippi Mail-in and NVRA Agency Voter Registration Application," accessed January 3, 2014
  14. Mississippi Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed August 30, 2012
  15. Federal Election Commission, "Thompson 2014 Summary reports," accessed July 18, 2013
  16. FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed July 18, 2013
  17. FEC, "July Quarterly," accessed July 18, 2013
  18. FEC, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
  19. FEC, "Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 12, 2014
  20. FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed May 16, 2014
  21. Politico, "2012 Election Map, Mississippi," accessed November 6, 2012
  22. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013


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