Mississippi's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The district is in almost all of western Mississippi. It includes most of Jackson, Greenville and Vicksburg, Clarksdale, Greenwood, and Clinton. The district's border goes along the Mississippi River. The people who live in the district elect a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district's current representative is Democrat Bennie Thompson.
Quick Facts Representative, Area ...
Mississippi's 2nd congressional district |
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Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2013 |
Representative | |
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Area | 14,519.68 sq mi (37,605.8 km2) |
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Distribution | |
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Population (2019) | 692,452[1] |
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Median household income | $37,372[1] |
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Ethnicity | |
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Cook PVI | D+14[2] |
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2000
More information 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2, Party ...
2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Democratic |
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) |
112,777 |
65.07 |
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Republican |
Hardy Caraway |
54,090 |
31.21 |
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Libertarian |
William G. Chipman |
4,305 |
2.48 |
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Reform |
Lee F. Dilworth |
2,135 |
1.23 |
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Turnout |
173,307 |
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Majority |
58,687 |
33.86 |
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2002
More information 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2, Party ...
2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Democratic |
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) |
89,913 |
55.14 |
-9.93 |
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Republican |
Clinton B. LeSueur |
69,711 |
42.75 |
+11.54 |
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Reform |
Lee F. Dilworth |
3,426 |
2.10 |
+0.87 |
Turnout |
163,050 |
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Majority |
20,202 |
12.39 |
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2004
More information 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2, Party ...
2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Democratic |
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) |
154,626 |
58.38 |
+3.24 |
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Republican |
Clinton B. LeSueur |
107,647 |
40.64 |
-2.11 |
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Reform |
Shawn O'Hara |
2,596 |
0.98 |
-1.12 |
Turnout |
264,869 |
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Majority |
46,979 |
17.74 |
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2006
More information 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2, Party ...
2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Democratic |
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) |
100,168 |
64.27 |
+5.89 |
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Republican |
Yvonne R. Brown |
55,672 |
35.73 |
-4.91 |
Turnout |
155,832 |
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Majority |
44,496 |
28.55 |
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2008
More information 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2, Party ...
2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Democratic |
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) |
201,606 |
69.05 |
+4.78 |
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Republican |
Richard Cook |
90,364 |
30.95 |
-4.78 |
Turnout |
291,970 |
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Majority |
111,242 |
38.10 |
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2010
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2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) |
105,327 |
61.47 |
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Republican |
Bill Marcy |
64,499 |
37.64 |
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Reform |
Ashley Norwood |
1,530 |
0.89 |
Total votes |
171,356 |
100.00 |
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Democratic hold |
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2012
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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) |
214,978 |
67.13 |
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Republican |
Bill Marcy |
99,160 |
30.96 |
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Independent |
Cobby Williams |
4,605 |
1.44 |
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Reform |
Lajena Williams |
1,501 |
0.47 |
Total votes |
320,244 |
100.00 |
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Democratic hold |
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2014
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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) |
100,688 |
67.7 |
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Independent |
Troy Ray |
36,465 |
24.5 |
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Reform |
Shelley Shoemake |
11,493 |
7.7 |
Total votes |
148,646 |
100.00 |
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Democratic hold |
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2016
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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) |
192,343 |
67.1 |
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Republican |
John Bouie II |
83,542 |
29.1 |
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Independent |
Troy Ray |
6,918 |
2.4 |
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Reform |
Johnny McLeod |
3,823 |
1.3 |
Total votes |
286,626 |
100.00 |
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Democratic hold |
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2018
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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) |
158,921 |
71.8 |
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Independent |
Troy Ray |
48,104 |
21.7 |
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Reform |
Irving Harris |
14,354 |
6.5 |
Total votes |
221,379 |
100.00 |
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Democratic hold |
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2020
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2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) |
196,331 |
66.2 |
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Republican |
Brian Flowers |
101,037 |
33.9 |
Total votes |
297,368 |
100.00 |
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Democratic hold |
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