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2022Final results

2022 election for Mississippi's 2nd District

U.S. House · Mississippi

Bennie Thompson (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Brian Flowers (R) by 19.4 points.

Bennie ThompsonDemocrat · winner
59.7%110,669
Brian FlowersRepublican
40.3%74,671
185,448 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022

Races before and after

EvenD+36.22012D+38.02016D+32.02020D+19.42022D+24.02024D+37.62026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Bennie ThompsonBrian Flowers
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$49.5K
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$50K
$1.7M
Cash on hand
$399

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022