2004Final results
2004 election for Mississippi's 2nd District
U.S. House · Mississippi
Bennie Thompson (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Clinton B. Lesueur (R) by 17.7 points.
Bennie ThompsonDemocrat · winner
58.4%154,626
Clinton B. LesueurRepublican
40.6%107,647
Shawn O'HaraReform
1.0%2,596
264,869 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Bennie ThompsonClinton B. Lesueur
$756.4K
Raised by the campaign
$331.4K
$724.7K
Spent by the campaign
$331.5K
$236.3K
Cash on hand
$290
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004