Mississippi's 4th Congressional District election, 2020

Elections in Mississippi, 2020

• Election date: Nov. 3
• Registration deadline(s): Oct. 5
• Online registration: No
• Same-day registration: No
• Recount laws

• Early voting starts: N/A
• Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (postmarked); Nov. 10 (received)
• Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
• Voter ID: Photo ID
• Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Mississippi's 4th Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: January 10, 2020
Primary: March 10, 2020 Primary runoff: June 23, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent: Steven Palazzo (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Mississippi
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2020
See also
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All U.S. congressional districts, including the 4th Congressional District of Mississippi, held elections in 2020.

Incumbent Steven Palazzo won election in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 4.

Candidate filing deadline	Primary election	General election
January 10, 2020	March 10, 2020	November 3, 2020

Heading into the election the incumbent was Republican Steven Palazzo, who was first elected in 2010.

As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, Mississippi's 4th Congressional District was located in the southeastern portion of the state and included Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jones, Lamar, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Stone, and Wayne counties and a portion of Clarke County.

Post-election analysis

The table below compares the vote totals in the 2020 presidential election and 2020 U.S. House election for this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

Presidential and congressional election results, Mississippi's 4th Congressional District, 2020
Race	Presidential	U.S. House
Democratic candidate	30.3	0
Republican candidate	68.3	100
Difference	38	100

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Mississippi modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

• Absentee/mail-in voting: Any individual under a physician-ordered quarantine, or an individual caring for a dependent under quarantine, due to COVID-19 was eligible to vote by absentee ballot. The absentee ballot postmark deadline was extended to November 3, 2020, and the receipt deadline to November 10, 2020.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 4

Incumbent Steven Palazzo won election in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Palazzo (R)	100.0	255,971

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 255,971
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 4

Incumbent Steven Palazzo defeated Robert Deming, Samuel Hickman, and Carl Boyanton in the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 4 on March 10, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Palazzo	66.8	54,318
	Submit photo	Robert Deming	14.1	11,463
	Submit photo	Samuel Hickman	9.8	7,981
		Carl Boyanton	9.3	7,533

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,295
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Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Two of 82 Mississippi counties—2.4 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County	Trump margin of victory in 2016	Obama margin of victory in 2012	Obama margin of victory in 2008
Chickasaw County, Mississippi	6.06%	4.52%	2.13%
Panola County, Mississippi	0.12%	8.62%	6.52%

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+21, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 21 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Mississippi's 4th Congressional District the 31st most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.99. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.99 points toward that party.

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees. The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Steven Palazzo	Republican Party	$827,662	$758,749	$301,029	As of December 31, 2020
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

Race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Mississippi's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 3, 2020	October 27, 2020	October 20, 2020	October 13, 2020
The Cook Political Report	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season.

Candidate ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for 4th Congressional District candidates in Mississippi in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Mississippi, click here.

Filing requirements, 2020
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Signature formula	Filing fee	Filing fee formula	Filing deadline	Source
Mississippi	4th Congressional District	Qualified party	N/A	N/A	$500.00	Fixed number	1/10/2020	Source
Mississippi	4th Congressional District	Unaffiliated	200	Fixed number	$500.00	Fixed number	1/10/2020	Source

District election history

2018

See also: Mississippi's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 4

Incumbent Steven Palazzo defeated Jeramey Anderson and Lajena Sheets in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Palazzo (R)	68.2	152,633
		Jeramey Anderson (D)	30.7	68,787
	Submit photo	Lajena Sheets (Reform Party)	1.0	2,312

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 223,732 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Turner (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 4

Jeramey Anderson advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 4 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeramey Anderson	100.0	14,560

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 14,560
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 4

Incumbent Steven Palazzo defeated E. Brian Rose in the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 4 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Palazzo	70.5	30,270
		E. Brian Rose	29.5	12,664

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 42,934
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2016

See also: Mississippi's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Steven Palazzo (R) defeated Mark Gladney (D), Richard Blake McCluskey (L) and Shawn O'Hara (Reform) in the general election. Each ran unopposed in their respective primaries.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steven Palazzo Incumbent	65%	181,323
	Democratic	Mark Gladney	27.8%	77,505
	Libertarian	Richard Blake McCluskey	5.3%	14,687
	Reform	Shawn O'Hara	1.9%	5,264
Total Votes				278,779
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State

2014

See also: Mississippi's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Steven Palazzo (R) defeated a host of challengers in the general election.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 4 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steven Palazzo Incumbent	69.9%	108,776
	Democratic	Matt Moore	24.3%	37,869
	Libertarian	Joey Robinson	2.2%	3,473
	Reform	Eli Jackson	0.6%	917
	Independent	Cindy Burleson	2.4%	3,684
	Independent	Ed Reich	0.6%	857
Total Votes				155,576
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State Official Results

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2020
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2020

External links

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Footnotes

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Mississippi's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)

Roger Wicker (R)

Representatives

District 1

Trent Kelly (R)

District 2

Bennie Thompson (D)

District 3

Michael Guest (R)

District 4

Mike Ezell (R)

Republican Party (5)

Democratic Party (1)

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