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2000 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2000 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election?

Bennie G. Thompson won the 2000 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election. Bennie G. Thompson received 112,777 popular votes (65.07%). The main challenger was Hardy Caraway (31.21%).

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

Thompson +33.9 pts · won by 58,687 votes
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocraticWINNER65.07%
112,777 votes
Hardy CarawayRepublican31.21%
54,090 votes
William G. ChipmanLibertarian2.48%
4,305 votes
Lee F. DilworthReform1.23%
2,135 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.