Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 3rd Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Gregg Harper retained his seat in Congress. He defeated challengers Doug Magee (D), Barbara Dale Washer (RP) and Roger Gerrard (I) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[4]
Incumbent Gregg Harper (R) was first elected in 2009, and before him, Charles W. Pickering (R) served from 1997-2009.[5][6] The Cook Political Report rated the 3rd District as "Solid Republican," meaning that it was unlikely to become competitive.[7]
Both Republican and Democratic candidates faced challengers in the primary election on June 3, 2014. Harper defeated his challenger, Hardy Caraway, with 92 percent of the vote.[8] The Democratic primary between Doug Magee, Dennis Quinn and Jim Liljeberg ended in a runoff election between Magee and Quinn on June 24, because no candidate had secured the required 50 percent of the vote. Magee won in the runoff and faced off against Harper in the general election. Magee did not report any money in campaign finances with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), and Harper reported $582,745.98 cash on hand as of the 2014 April Quarterly report.
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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."[9]
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.[10]
- See also: Mississippi elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Gregg Harper (R), who was first elected in 2008.
Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District is located in the eastern portion of the state and includes Adams, Amite, Covington, Franklin, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lincoln, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Walthall, and Wilkinson counties. It also includes portions of Clarke, Hinds, Madison and Oktibbeha counties.[11]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Gregg Harper - Incumbent
Doug Magee
Barbara Dale Washer
Roger Gerrard
June 24 Democratic runoff primary
- Note: No candidate secured more than 50 percent of the vote in the June 3, 2014, primary election. A runoff primary election was held between the top two candidates.[12][13]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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Elections
General election results
The 3rd Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Gregg Harper (R) defeated challengers Doug Magee (D), Barbara Dale Washer (RP) and Roger Gerrard (I) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Gregg Harper Incumbent |
68.9% | 117,771 | |
| Democratic | Doug Magee | 27.9% | 47,744 | |
| Reform | Barbara Washer | 0.9% | 1,541 | |
| Independent | Roger Gerrard | 2.3% | 3,890 | |
| Total Votes | 170,946 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
Primary results
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Gregg Harper Incumbent |
92.2% | 85,674 | ||
| Hardy Caraway | 7.8% | 7,258 | ||
| Total Votes | 92,932 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State - Official Republican primary results |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Doug Magee |
48.2% | 7,738 | ||
| Dennis Quinn |
36.3% | 5,820 | ||
| Jim Liljeberg | 15.5% | 2,490 | ||
| Total Votes | 16,048 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State - Official Democratic primary results |
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Runoff results
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Doug Magee |
52.5% | 4,925 | ||
| Dennis Quinn | 47.5% | 4,462 | ||
| Total Votes | 9,387 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State - Official Democratic runoff primary results |
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Key votes
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.[14] Harper joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[15][16]
Campaign contributions
Gregg Harper
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Harper's reports.[17]
| Gregg Harper (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[18] | April 15, 2013 | $303,465.88 | $44,955.81 | $(79,180.98) | $269,240.71 | ||||
| July Quarterly[19] | July 15, 2013 | $269,240.71 | $228,366.09 | $(63,784.39) | $433,822.41 | ||||
| October Quarterly[20] | October 15, 2013 | $433,922.41 | $161,500.10 | $(61,447.64) | $533,974.87 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[21] | December 31, 2013 | $533,974 | $107,145 | $(78,936) | $562,182 | ||||
| April Quarterly[22] | April 15, 2014 | $562,182.89 | $129,520.00 | $(108,956.91) | $582,745.98 | ||||
| July Quarterly | July 15, 2014 | $627,610 | $96,700 | $(63,713) | $660,596 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $768,187 | $(456,018.92) | ||||||||
Doug Magee
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Magee's reports.[23]
| Doug Magee (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[24] | April 15, 2014 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $(0.00) | $0.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $0 | $(0) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 3rd Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Gregg Harper won re-election in the district.[25]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Gregg Harper Incumbent |
80% | 234,717 | |
| Reform | John Luke Pannell | 20% | 58,605 | |
| Total Votes | 293,322 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Gregg Harper (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joel Gill (D) and Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill (Reform) in the general election.[26]
| U.S. House, Mississippi Distric 3 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Gregg Harper incumbent |
68% | 132,393 | |
| Democratic | Joel L. Gill | 31.2% | 60,737 | |
| Reform | Tracella Lou O’Hara Hill | 0.8% | 1,586 | |
| Total Votes | 194,716 | |||
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
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "HARPER, Gregg, (1956 - )," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "PICKERING, Charles W. (Chip), Jr., (1963 - )," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Mississippi - Summary Vote Results," accessed July 1, 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
- ↑ Associated Press, "Mississippi - Summary Vote Results," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ The Washington Times, "Magee, Quinn to Democratic runoff in 3rd District," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Harper 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 Committee, "Doug Magee Summary Report," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Committee, "Doug Magee April Quarterly," accessed April 28, 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
