Mike Espy
★ U.S. Representative
- Born
- November 30, 1953
- Current age
- 72
- Home state
- Mississippi
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1986–2020
4-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Espy1.4M
Opponents1.4M
6
Elections run
Between 1986 and 2020, Mike Espy ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 4 and losing 2. Espy's biggest single-election total was 578,691 votes, in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Mississippi. Espy's closest win came in the 1986 U.S. House election in Mississippi's District 2, decided by 4,827 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Mississippi, every U.S. House race in Mississippi's District 2, or all 2020 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has Mike Espy received?
Mike Espy has received 1,377,784 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | U.S. SenateMississippi | Lost | 578,69144.13% | Cindy Hyde-Smith (head-to-head) Jimmy L. Edwards |
| 2018 | U.S. SenateMississippi · Special | Lost | 420,81946.37% | Cindy Hyde-Smith (head-to-head) |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 133,36176.38% | Dorothy Benford (head-to-head) |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 59,39384.11% | Dorothy Benford (head-to-head) |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 112,40164.74% | Jack Coleman Dorothy Benford (head-to-head) |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseMississippi | Won | 73,11951.71% | Webb Franklin |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (E000218) and Wikidata (Q1400332). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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