Mississippi's 2nd congressional district

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Mississippi's 2nd congressional district
Population (2006)	711,164
Median income	$26,894
Ethnic composition	35.0% White, 63.5% Black, 0.4% Asian, 1.2% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.6% other
Cook PVI	D+10

Mississippi's second congressional district is the only majority-black district in the state, covering much of western Mississippi. The district includes most of Jackson as well as the cities of Clarksdale, Greenville, Greenwood, Clinton and Vicksburg. The district is approximately 275 miles long, 180 miles wide and borders the Mississippi River.

Its current representative is Democrat Bennie Thompson.

Contents 1 Election Results 1.1 2006 1.2 2004 1.3 2002 1.4 2000 2 Representatives

[edit] Election Results

[edit] 2006

United States House election, 2006: Mississippi District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bennie G. Thompson	100,168	64.27	+5.89
	Republican	Yvonne R. Brown	55,672	35.73	-4.91
Turnout			155,832
Majority			44,496	28.55

[edit] 2004

United States House election, 2004: Mississippi District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bennie G. Thompson	154,626	58.38	+3.24
	Republican	Clinton B. LeSueur	107,647	40.64	-2.11
	Reform	Shawn O'Hara	2,596	0.98	-1.12
Turnout			264,869
Majority			46,979	17.74

[edit] 2002

United States House election, 2002: Mississippi District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bennie G. Thompson	89,913	55.14	-9.93
	Republican	Clinton B. LeSueur	69,711	42.75	+11.54
	Reform	Lee F. Dilworth	3,426	2.10	+0.87
Turnout			163,050
Majority			20,202	12.39

[edit] 2000

United States House election, 2000: Mississippi District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bennie G. Thompson	112,777	65.07
	Republican	Hardy Caraway	54,090	31.21
	Libertarian	William G. Chipman	4,305	2.48
	Reform	Lee F. Dilworth	2,135	1.23
Turnout			173,307
Majority			58,687	33.86

[edit] Representatives

Number	Years of Service	Name	Party
	1911-1921	Hubert D. Stephens	Democratic
	1921-1929	Bill G. Lowrey	Democratic
	1929-1941	Wall Doxey	Democratic
	1941-1973	Jamie Whitten	Democratic
	1973-1983	David Bowen	Democratic
	1983-1987	William Franklin	Republican
	1987-1993	Mike Espy	Democratic
	1993-present	Bennie Thompson	Democratic

v • d • e Mississippi's congressional districts Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The At-large and 5th-8th districts are obsolete. See also: Mississippi's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps