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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Republican
Democratic
Last election
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Seats won
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1
Seat change
Popular vote
329,169
230,014
Percentage
52.56%
36.73%
Swing
2.68%
2.68%
Republican
60–70%
Democratic
60–70%
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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi[1 ]
Party
Votes
Percentage
Seats
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Republican
329,169
52.56%
3
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Democratic
230,014
36.73%
1
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Reform
14,897
2.38%
0
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Libertarian
7,303
1.17%
0
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Independents
44,896
7.17%
0
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Totals
626,279
100.00%
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Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district:[2 ]
District 1
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2014 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
Results by county
Nunnelee: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Dickey: 40-50%
Incumbent Republican Alan Nunnelee , who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+16.
Republican primary
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Nunnelee was the only Congressman in Mississippi who did not face a primary opponent in 2014.[3 ]
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Democratic primary
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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Rex Weathers, candidate for this seat in 1992 and 1996 and the nominee for this seat in 1998 and 2002 [3 ]
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Libertarian primary
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Nominee
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Danny Bedwell, chair of the Mississippi Libertarian Party
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Aftermath
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Nunnelee died on February 6, 2015, shortly after starting his third term in office.[6 ]
District 2
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2014 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election
Results by county
Thompson: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Ray: 40-50%
Incumbent Democrat Bennie Thompson , who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+13.
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Republican primary
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No Republicans filed to run for the seat[3 ]
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District 3
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2014 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election
Results by county
Harper: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Magee: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
Incumbent Republican Gregg Harper , who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 80% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+14.
Republican primary
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Hardy Caraway, Independent candidate for the 2nd district in 1984 and nominee for the 2nd district in 2000
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Democratic primary
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Nominee
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Doug Magee, Republican candidate for the 4th district in 1988
Eliminated in primary
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Jim Liljeberg, high school maths teacher
Dennis Quinn[3 ]
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District 4
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2014 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
Results by county
Palazzo: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Moore: 40-50%
Incumbent Republican Steven Palazzo , who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+21.
Republican primary
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Palazzo was first elected in 2010 , defeating Democratic incumbent Gene Taylor . He was targeted by the Club for Growth .[7 ] Taylor, who served in the U.S. House from 1989 to 2011, had switched parties, and ran for the seat as a Republican.[8 ] [9 ] [10 ]
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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Tom Carter, business executive
Tavish Kelly
Gene Taylor , former U.S. Representative
Ron Vincent, Tea Party activist, retired engineer and candidate for this seat in 2012 [3 ]
Declined
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Democratic primary
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Eliminated in primary
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General results
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References
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^ Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014" . Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
^ a b c d e f "Political buzz: Alan Nunnelee lone Mississippi congressman without a party primary" . The Mississippi Press. March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Mississippi Secretary of State June 3, 2014" . Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2014 .
^ a b c d "Mississippi General Election 2014" . Mississippi Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014 .
^ "Alan Nunnelee, G.O.P. House Member from Mississippi, Dies at 56" . The New York Times . February 7, 2015.
^ Jaffe, Alexandra (February 27, 2013). "Club for Growth targeting 9 'RINO' Republicans for primary challenges - The Hill's Ballot Box" . The Hill . Retrieved October 18, 2013 .
^ Hampton, Paul (February 28, 2014). "Gene Taylor, now Republican, will seek to reclaim seat from Palazzo" . Sun Herald . Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014 .
^ Hampton, Paul. "Former Mississippi Congressman Taylor considers a rematch against Palazzo | Politics" . Sun Herald . Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013 .
^ Ostermeier, Eric (October 21, 2013). "Gene Taylor Contemplating Rare Comeback in Mississippi" . Smart Politics .
^ Local News | Hattiesburg American | hattiesburgamerican.com
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