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2020Final results

2020 election for Mississippi's 2nd District

U.S. House · Mississippi

Bennie Thompson (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Brian Flowers (R) by 32.0 points.

Bennie ThompsonDemocrat · winner
66.0%196,224
Brian FlowersRepublican
34.0%101,010
297,234 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenD+23.82010D+36.22012D+38.02016D+32.02020D+19.42022D+24.02024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Bennie ThompsonBrian Flowers
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$18.3K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$17.9K
$1.5M
Cash on hand
$451

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020