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2008 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2008 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election?

Bennie G. Thompson won the 2008 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election. Bennie G. Thompson received 201,606 popular votes (69.05%). The main challenger was Richard Cook (30.95%).

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

Thompson +38.1 pts · won by 111,242 votes
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocraticWINNER69.05%
201,606 votes
Richard CookRepublican30.95%
90,364 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.