Troy Ray

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Troy Ray

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Troy Ray (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Incumbent Bennie Thompson defeated Troy Ray and Irving Harris in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bennie Thompson (D)	71.8	158,921
		Troy Ray (Independent)	21.7	48,104
	Submit photo	Irving Harris (Reform Party)	6.5	14,354

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Incumbent Bennie Thompson advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bennie Thompson	100.0	31,203

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2016

See also: Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Bennie Thompson (D) defeated John Bouie, II (R) Libertarian Johnny McLeod, and Independent Party candidate Troy Ray in the general election. Each of the candidates was unopposed in their respective primary elections.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bennie Thompson Incumbent	67.1%	192,343
	Republican	John Bouie II	29.1%	83,542
	Independent	Troy Ray	2.4%	6,918
	Reform	Johnny McLeod	1.3%	3,823
Total Votes				286,626
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State

2014

See also: Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

Ray ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Mississippi's 2nd District. He was defeated in the general election by Thompson.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	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

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014
• Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
• Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
• Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District

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)