Bennie G. Thompson
★ U.S. Representative● In office
- Born
- January 28, 1948
- Current age
- 78
- Home state
- Mississippi
- Party
- Democratic
- In office
- U.S. Representative, Mississippi (present)
- On the ballot
- 1994–2024
16-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Thompson2.2M
Opponents1.2M
16
Elections run
Between 1994 and 2024, Bennie G. Thompson ran in 16 U.S. House elections, winning all 16. Thompson's biggest single-election total was 214,978 votes, in the 2012 U.S. House election in Mississippi's District 2. Thompson's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Mississippi's District 2, decided by 18,744 votes.
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How many votes has Bennie G. Thompson received?
Bennie G. Thompson has received 2,164,534 popular votes across 16 U.S. elections, with a career record of 16–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 177,88562.02% | Ron Eller |
| 2022 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 108,28560.1% | Brian Flowers (head-to-head) |
| 2020 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 196,22466.02% | Brian Flowers (head-to-head) |
| 2018 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 158,92171.79% | Troy Ray (head-to-head) Irving Harris |
| 2016 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 192,34367.11% | John Bouie II Troy Ray (head-to-head) Johnny McLeod |
| 2014 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 100,68867.74% | Troy Ray (head-to-head) Shelley Shoemake |
| 2012 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 214,97867.13% | Bill Marcy (head-to-head) Cobby Mondale Williams Lajena Williams |
| 2010 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 105,32761.47% | Bill Marcy (head-to-head) Ashley Norwood |
| 2008 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 201,60669.05% | Richard Cook |
| 2006 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 100,16064.27% | Yvonne R. Brown |
| 2004 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 154,62658.38% | Clinton B. LeSueur (head-to-head) Shawn O'Hara |
| 2002 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 89,91355.14% | Clinton B. LeSueur (head-to-head) Lee F. Dilworth (head-to-head) |
| 2000 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 112,77765.07% | Hardy Caraway William G. Chipman (head-to-head) Lee F. Dilworth (head-to-head) |
| 1998 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 80,28471.16% | William G. Chipman (head-to-head) |
| 1996 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 102,50359.62% | Danny Covington William G. Chipman (head-to-head) |
| 1994 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 68,01453.68% | Bill Jordan Vince Thornton |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000193) and Wikidata (Q817877). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Bennie G. Thompson: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/bennie-g-thompson. Accessed [date].