2014Final results

2014 election for Mississippi's 2nd District

Name: 2014 election for Mississippi's 2nd District
Start: 2014-11-04
Location: Mississippi

U.S. House · Mississippi

Bennie Thompson (D) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Troy Ray (Ind) by 43.2 points.

Bennie ThompsonDemocrat · winner

67.7%100,688

Troy RayIndependent

24.5%36,465

7.7%11,493

148,646 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 2014

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

$1.2M

Raised by the campaign

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$1.1M

Spent by the campaign

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$1.3M

Cash on hand

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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014