2026 results · Mississippi · Mississippi 2nd District
Bennie Thompson, the Democrat, wins re-election in Mississippi's 2nd District
Kamala Harris carried the district by 20.1 points in 2024; this year's count is a 17.6-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennie ThompsonDemocrat, incumbent | 165,262 | 67.6% | |
| Ron EllerRepublican | 73,254 | 30.0% | |
| Bennie FosterIndependent | 5,887 | 2.4% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 9:25 PM EST · 98% counted.
About 98% of the expected vote counted244,403 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:06 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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About the seat
Mississippi's 2nd District takes in all or part of 30 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+20.1 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 17.6 points toward the Democrats, ranks 2 of 4 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+20.1
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+24.0
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 2 of 4
- Hinds County28%
- Warren County6%
- Panola County5%
- Washington County5%
- Bolivar County4%
- Copiah County4%
- Madison County4%
- Adams County4%
- 22 more41%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 30 counties compared moved 17.5 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 84% as many votes as in 2024, from 96% in Humphreys County to 76% in Grenada County.
Tallahatchie County moved most: D+5.9 for president in 2024, D+30.9 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Hinds County added 4,790 net votes for Thompson against the 2024 margin, 14% of the district's change
Across the 30 counties compared, the margin moved by 33,487 votes toward Thompson: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Hinds County+4,790 Thompson
- Panola County+3,044 Thompson
- Warren County+2,180 Thompson
- Copiah County+1,935 Thompson
- Grenada County+1,713 Thompson
- Bolivar County+1,628 Thompson
- Yazoo County+1,600 Thompson
- Attala County+1,539 Thompson
7 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Thompson this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first; the 6 largest of 7, leaving out any under 2,000 votes in 2024.
- Warren CountyR+3.9D+10.0
- Panola CountyR+13.0D+11.0
- Copiah CountyR+5.4D+13.3
- Grenada CountyR+15.9D+1.7
- Yazoo CountyR+2.3D+18.4
- Yalobusha CountyR+20.6D+0.3
Mississippi’s ballot
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 3–1, now R 3–1
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.