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Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014
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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]
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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."[11]
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.[12]
- 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.[13]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Bennie Thompson - Incumbent
Shelley Shoemake
Troy Ray
June 3, 2014, primary results
Democratic Primary
- Bennie Thompson - Incumbent
- Damien Fairconetue
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.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Bennie 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
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Bennie 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 |
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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.[14]
| Bennie Thompson (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[15] | April 15, 2013 | $1,192,547.83 | $80,101.98 | $(71,497.34) | $1,201,152.47 | ||||
| July Quarterly[16] | July 15, 2013 | $1,201,152.47 | $198,445.56 | $(131,049.54) | $1,268,548.49 | ||||
| October Quarterly[17] | October 11, 2013 | $1,268,548.49 | $174,354.99 | $(107,647.08) | $1,335,256.40 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[18] | December 31, 2013 | $1,335,256 | $138,159 | $(126,524) | $1,345,846 | ||||
| April Quarterly[19] | April 14, 2014 | $1,345,846.73 | $95,849.15 | $(65,483.24) | $1,376,212.64 | ||||
| July Quarterly | July 15, 2014 | $1,372,470 | $120,432 | $(136,111) | $1,356,796 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $807,342.68 | $(638,312.2) | ||||||||
District history
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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.[20]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Bennie 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.[21]
| U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Bennie 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
- 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
- ↑ Politico, "House Election Results," accessed November 17, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Total Votes Reported by County for the 2012 General Election," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Mississippi - Summary Vote Results," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ The Hill, Top Dem Unhappy with Internal Probe into Prostitution Scandal," October 10, 2014
- ↑ LexisNexis, "Miss. Code Ann. § 23–15–575," accessed September 3, 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
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Thompson 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
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Mississippi," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
