Race Status

RESULT: Bennie Thompson (Dem)

Strong Dem
INCUMBENT PARTY: Dem

last updated: 10-15-2018

Key Dates

Filing Deadline: 03/01/2018
Primaries: 06/05/2018
Runoffs: 06/19/2018
General Election: 11/06/2018

Race Status History

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Dem Incumbent

Bennie Thompson

BALLOTPEDIA Profile

PRIMARY RESULTS

WINNER: Bennie Thompson (Share of Vote: Unopposed)

REP CANDIDATE TBD

No Registered Candidates

Pundit Opinions

RESULT	Cook	Sabato	Inside Elections	Real Clear Politics
Strong Dem	Strong Dem	Strong Dem	Strong Dem	Strong Dem

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Current House Scoreboard

House Race Summary

Race Newsfeed

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A senator refuses to apologize for joking about 'public hanging' in a state known for lynchings November 12, 2018
Meet the Black House Democrats Who Will Be Running the Show November 12, 2018

2018 District MS-02 Data Card

MS-02 Demographics

Demographic	District	State	Nation
Gender	52% Female	48.5% Male 51.5% Female	51% Female
Race/Ethnicity	66% African American 30% White 2% Hispanic	56.9% White/Caucasian 37.7% Black/African American 2.4% White/Hispanic	61% White 18% Hispanic 12% Black 5% Asian 2% Two or More 1% Native
Language Other than Eng at Home	3.0%	3.9%	21.1%
High School Grad Rate	80.6%	84.1%	87.5%
College Grad Rate	19.3%	21.8%	31.3%
Per Capita Income	$19,401	$22,694	$31,128
Median Age	36.2	37.2	37.9
Population	705,911	2988726	325.7 mil
Square Miles	15,552.30	46923.7	3,796,742
Population per SqMi	145.40	163.7	185.8
People per Household	2.6	2.7	2.7
Foreign Born	1.1%	2.0%	13.5%
Veteran	6.1%	7.8%	7.4%
Geographic Mobility	11.6%	13.4%	14.6%

Note: All area related stats do NOT include bodies of water.

Data Credits
District/State/National: www.censusreporter.org
State: www.census.gov
State/Miscellaneous: BALLOTPEDIA State Profile

MS-02 Voting History

Presidential Voting Percentages

Year	Clinton	Trump	Margin
2016	63.6	35.1	+28.5
Year	Obama	Romney	Margin
2012	66.4	33.0	+33.4
Year	Obama	McCain	Margin
2008	64.2	35.2	+29

House Voting Percentages

Year	DEM	REP	Margin
2016	67.1	29.1	+38
2014	67.7	0.0	+67.7
2012	68.4	31.6	+36.8

Show National Voting Statistics

National Presidential Voting Percentages

Year	Clinton	Trump	Margin
2016	48.4	46.3	+2.1
Year	Obama	Romney	Margin
2012	51.1	47.3	+3.8
Year	Obama	McCain	Margin
2008	53	45.7	+7.3

National House Voting Percentages

Year	DEM	REP	Margin
2016	48	49.1	-1.1
2014	45.7	51.4	-5.7
2012	50.6	49.4	+1.2

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	House Race: MS-03 (TBD v TBD)	Strong Rep
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