Thomas Carey (Mississippi)

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Thomas Carey

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 23, 2020

Thomas Carey (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District. Carey lost in the Republican primary runoff on June 23, 2020.

Carey was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Mississippi. He lost in the Republican primary on June 3, 2014.

Elections

2020

See also: Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 10 Republican primary)

Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 10 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Incumbent Bennie Thompson defeated Brian Flowers in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bennie Thompson (D)	66.0	196,224
		Brian Flowers (R)	34.0	101,010

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 297,234
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Brian Flowers defeated Thomas Carey in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Flowers	70.0	3,822
	Submit photo	Thomas Carey	30.0	1,638

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,460
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Incumbent Bennie Thompson defeated Sonia Rathburn in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on March 10, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bennie Thompson	94.0	97,921
		Sonia Rathburn	6.0	6,256

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 104,177
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Brian Flowers and Thomas Carey advanced to a runoff. They defeated B.C. Hammond in the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on March 10, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian Flowers	37.8	9,883
✔	Submit photo	Thomas Carey	36.2	9,456
		B.C. Hammond	26.0	6,812

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,151
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2014

See also: United States Senate elections in Mississippi, 2014

Carey ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent Mississippi. Carey lost in the Republican primary on June 3, 2014.

U.S. Senate, Mississippi Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Chris McDaniel	49.5%	157,733
Thad Cochran Incumbent	49%	156,315
Thomas Carey	1.5%	4,854
Total Votes		318,902
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State - Official Republican primary results

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2020

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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)

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Democratic Party (1)