United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2014
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The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Mississippi took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected four candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's four congressional districts.
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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. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Mississippi state law stipulates that an individual can only participate in a party's primary if he or she "intends to support the nominations made in the primary" in which he or she participates. However, this is generally considered an unenforceable requirement. Consequently, Mississippi's primary is effectively open.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by May 25, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 5, 2014.[3]
- See also: Mississippi elections, 2014
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held three of the four congressional seats from Mississippi.
| Members of the U.S. House from Mississippi -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the four congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Alan Nunnelee |  Republican |
1 |
| Bennie Thompson |  Democratic |
2 |
| Gregg Harper | Republican |
3 |
| Steven Palazzo | Republican |
4 |
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of four seats up for election in 2014 in Mississippi. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Alan Nunnelee |
39% | 151,111 | Ron Dickey |
| District 2 |  Bennie Thompson |
43.2% | 148,646 | Troy Ray |
| District 3 | Gregg Harper |
41% | 170,946 | Doug Magee |
| District 4 | Steven Palazzo |
45.6% | 155,576 | Matt Moore |
Candidates
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1st Congressional District
General election candidates
- Alan Nunnelee - Incumbent
- Ron Dickey
Danny Bedwell
Lajena Walley
June 3, 2014, primary results
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2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Bennie Thompson - Incumbent
- Shelley Shoemake
Troy Ray
June 3, 2014, primary results
Democratic Primary
- Bennie Thompson - Incumbent
- Damien Fairconetue
3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Gregg Harper - Incumbent
- Doug Magee
- Barbara Dale Washer
- Roger Gerrard
June 24 Democratic runoff primary
- Note: No candidate secured more than 50 percent of the vote in the June 3, 2014, primary election. A runoff primary election was held between the top two candidates.[4][5]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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4th Congressional District
General election candidates
June 3, 2014, primary results
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See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- United States Senate elections in Mississippi, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed February 6, 2024
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Mississippi Mail-in and NVRA Agency Voter Registration Application," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Mississippi - Summary Vote Results," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ The Washington Times, "Magee, Quinn to Democratic runoff in 3rd District," accessed June 3, 2014
