Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

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Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District

General Election Date November 8, 2016

Primary Date March 8, 2016

November 8 Election Winner: Gregg Harper

Incumbent prior to election: Gregg Harper

Race Ratings Cook Political Report: Solid R Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe R

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2016 U.S. Senate Elections

2016 U.S. House Elections

The 3rd Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Gregg Harper (R) defeated Dennis Quinn (D), Roger Gerrard (Veterans Party of America), and Lajena Sheets (Reform) in the general election. Harper defeated Jimmy Giles in the Republican primary on March 8, 2016. Quinn defeated Nathan Stewart in the Democratic primary on March 8, 2016. Both Gerrard and Sheets were unopposed.

Candidate Filing Deadline	Primary Election	General Election
January 8, 2016	March 8, 2016	November 8, 2016

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."

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

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.

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gregg Harper Incumbent	66.2%	209,490
	Democratic	Dennis Quinn	30.4%	96,101
	Veterans Party of America	Roger Gerrard	2.7%	8,696
	Reform	Lajena Sheets	0.7%	2,158
Total Votes				316,445
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State

Primary election

U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dennis Quinn	65.5%	29,149
Nathan Stewart	34.5%	15,384
Total Votes		44,533
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State

U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Gregg Harper Incumbent	89.1%	87,997
Jimmy Giles	10.9%	10,760
Total Votes		98,757
Source: Mississippi Republican Party

Candidates

General election candidates:

Gregg Harper - Incumbenta
Dennis Quinn
Roger Gerrard
Lajena Sheets

Primary candidates:

Democratic

Dennis Quinna
Nathan Stewart

Republican

Gregg Harper – Incumbenta
Jimmy Giles

Third Party/Other

Roger Gerrard (Veterans Party of America)a
Lajena Sheets (Reform)a

District history

2014

See also: Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Gregg Harper (R) defeated Doug Magee (D), Roger Gerrard (I) and Barbara Dale Washer (RP) in the general election.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	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

2012

See also: Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 3rd Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Gregg Harper (R) won the election in the district.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	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"

Important dates and deadlines

See also: Mississippi elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Mississippi in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016
Deadline	Event type	Event description
January 4, 2016	Ballot access	Qualifying period opens for primary and independent candidates
January 8, 2016	Ballot access	Qualifying period closes for primary and independent candidates
January 8, 2016	Campaign finance	Campaign finance report due
January 29, 2016	Campaign finance	2015 annual report due
March 8, 2016	Election date	Primary election
May 6, 2016	Ballot access	Qualifying period closes for nonpartisan judicial offices
May 10, 2016	Campaign finance	Campaign finance report due
June 10, 2016	Campaign finance	Campaign finance report due
July 8, 2016	Campaign finance	Campaign finance report due
October 10, 2016	Campaign finance	Campaign finance report due
November 8, 2016	Election date	General election
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State, "2016 Elections Calendar," accessed November 25, 2015

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2016
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2016

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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)