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1996 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election?

Bennie G. Thompson won the 1996 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election. Bennie G. Thompson received 102,503 popular votes (59.62%). The main challenger was Danny Covington (37.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Thompson and Covington

Thompson +21.7 pts · won by 37,240 votes
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocraticWINNER59.62%
102,503 votes
Danny CovingtonRepublican37.96%
65,263 votes
William G. ChipmanLibertarian2.42%
4,167 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.