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2016 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2016 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election?

Bennie G. Thompson won the 2016 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election. Bennie G. Thompson received 192,343 popular votes (67.11%). The main challenger was John Bouie II (29.15%).

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

Thompson +38.0 pts · won by 108,801 votes
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocraticWINNER67.11%
192,343 votes
John Bouie IIRepublican29.15%
83,542 votes
Troy RayIndependent2.41%
6,918 votes
Johnny McLeodReform1.33%
3,823 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.