| 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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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.
Election history
2000
| 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent)
|
112,777
|
65.07
|
|
|
|
Republican
|
Hardy Caraway
|
54,090
|
31.21
|
|
|
|
Libertarian
|
William G. Chipman
|
4,305
|
2.48
|
|
|
|
Reform
|
Lee F. Dilworth
|
2,135
|
1.23
|
|
| Turnout
|
173,307
|
|
|
| Majority
|
58,687
|
33.86
|
|
2002
| 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent)
|
89,913
|
55.14
|
-9.93
|
|
|
Republican
|
Clinton B. LeSueur
|
69,711
|
42.75
|
+11.54
|
|
|
Reform
|
Lee F. Dilworth
|
3,426
|
2.10
|
+0.87
|
| Turnout
|
163,050
|
|
|
| Majority
|
20,202
|
12.39
|
|
2004
| 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent)
|
154,626
|
58.38
|
+3.24
|
|
|
Republican
|
Clinton B. LeSueur
|
107,647
|
40.64
|
-2.11
|
|
|
Reform
|
Shawn O'Hara
|
2,596
|
0.98
|
-1.12
|
| Turnout
|
264,869
|
|
|
| Majority
|
46,979
|
17.74
|
|
2006
| 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent)
|
100,168
|
64.27
|
+5.89
|
|
|
Republican
|
Yvonne R. Brown
|
55,672
|
35.73
|
-4.91
|
| Turnout
|
155,832
|
|
|
| Majority
|
44,496
|
28.55
|
|
2008
| 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent)
|
201,606
|
69.05
|
+4.78
|
|
|
Republican
|
Richard Cook
|
90,364
|
30.95
|
-4.78
|
| Turnout
|
291,970
|
|
|
| Majority
|
111,242
|
38.10
|
|
2010
2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent)
|
105,327
|
61.47
|
|
|
Republican
|
Bill Marcy
|
64,499
|
37.64
|
|
|
Reform
|
Ashley Norwood
|
1,530
|
0.89
|
| Total votes
|
171,356
|
100.00
|
|
|
Democratic hold
|
2012
2014
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent)
|
100,688
|
67.7
|
|
|
Independent
|
Troy Ray
|
36,465
|
24.5
|
|
|
Reform
|
Shelley Shoemake
|
11,493
|
7.7
|
| Total votes
|
148,646
|
100.00
|
|
|
Democratic hold
|
2016
2018
2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent)
|
158,921
|
71.8
|
|
|
Independent
|
Troy Ray
|
48,104
|
21.7
|
|
|
Reform
|
Irving Harris
|
14,354
|
6.5
|
| Total votes
|
221,379
|
100.00
|
|
|
Democratic hold
|
2020
2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi: District 2
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Bennie Thompson (Incumbent)
|
196,331
|
66.2
|
|
|
Republican
|
Brian Flowers
|
101,037
|
33.9
|
| Total votes
|
297,368
|
100.00
|
|
|
Democratic hold
|
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