1998Final results

1998 election for Mississippi's 2nd District

Name: 1998 election for Mississippi's 2nd District
Start: 1998-11-03
Location: Mississippi

U.S. House · Mississippi

Bennie Thompson (D) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating William G. Chipman (Lib) by 42.3 points.

Bennie ThompsonDemocrat · winner

71.2%80,284

28.8%32,533

112,817 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Bennie ThompsonNo Republican

$371.4K

Raised by the campaign

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$281.9K

Spent by the campaign

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$182.8K

Cash on hand

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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998