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2008 US House elections in Mississippi
Mississippi elected 4 members of the House in 2008: Democrats won 3 seats and Republicans 1.
The closest was the 1st district, decided by 10.6 points: Travis Childers (Democrat) beat Greg Davis (Republican), 54.5% to 43.9%, a margin of 10.6 points and 36,141 votes.
In the House vote by county, Democrats led in 60 of the 82 counties and Republicans in 22. The largest, Hinds, cast 107,038 votes and went to the Democrat by 38.9 points. The closest was Tate, where 73 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Every district
| District | Democrat | Votes | Republican | Votes | Others | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travis Childers | 185,959 (54.5%) | Greg Davis | 149,818 (43.9%) | 5,612 | D+10.6 |
| 2 | Bennie G. Thompson | 201,606 (69.1%) | Richard Cook | 90,364 (30.9%) | D+38.1 | |
| 3 | Joel Gill | 127,698 (37.5%) | Gregg Harper | 213,171 (62.5%) | R+25.1 | |
| 4 | Gene Taylor | 216,542 (74.5%) | John McCay III | 73,977 (25.5%) | D+49.1 |
The House vote in every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinds | 74,324 69.4% | 32,714 30.6% | 107,038 | D+38.9 | |
| DeSoto | 22,259 35.2% | 40,039 63.4% | 897 | 63,195 | R+28.1 |
| Rankin | 12,903 20.8% | 48,984 79.2% | 61,887 | R+58.3 | |
| Harrison | 50,532 82.3% | 10,856 17.7% | 61,388 | D+64.6 | |
| Jackson | 41,036 76.8% | 12,422 23.2% | 53,458 | D+53.5 | |
| Madison | 18,830 40.6% | 27,542 59.4% | 46,372 | R+18.8 | |
| Lee | 19,345 56.1% | 14,664 42.5% | 491 | 34,500 | D+13.6 |
| Lauderdale | 11,639 36.2% | 20,546 63.8% | 32,185 | R+27.7 | |
| Jones | 19,691 67.9% | 9,321 32.1% | 29,012 | D+35.7 | |
| Lowndes | 15,016 55.7% | 11,687 43.4% | 256 | 26,959 | D+12.3 |
| Forrest | 20,517 76.8% | 6,203 23.2% | 26,720 | D+53.6 | |
| Lamar | 15,596 66.3% | 7,915 33.7% | 23,511 | D+32.7 | |
| Pearl River | 12,885 59.5% | 8,788 40.5% | 21,673 | D+18.9 | |
| Warren | 11,101 51.9% | 10,273 48.1% | 21,374 | D+3.9 | |
| Washington | 13,547 70.5% | 5,661 29.5% | 19,208 | D+41.1 | |
| Lafayette | 9,271 51.3% | 8,331 46.1% | 470 | 18,072 | D+5.2 |
| Oktibbeha | 8,374 46.9% | 9,490 53.1% | 17,864 | R+6.2 | |
| Pike | 9,169 51.7% | 8,573 48.3% | 17,742 | D+3.4 | |
| Monroe | 10,897 62.9% | 6,266 36.1% | 171 | 17,334 | D+26.7 |
| Hancock | 13,425 79.9% | 3,386 20.1% | 16,811 | D+59.7 | |
| Lincoln | 5,720 35.6% | 10,365 64.4% | 16,085 | R+28.9 | |
| Panola | 9,622 59.9% | 5,005 31.2% | 1,434 | 16,061 | D+28.7 |
| Marshall | 10,809 67.7% | 4,949 31.0% | 213 | 15,971 | D+36.7 |
| Bolivar | 10,599 70.6% | 4,424 29.4% | 15,023 | D+41.1 | |
| Alcorn | 8,672 57.9% | 6,171 41.2% | 133 | 14,976 | D+16.7 |
| Adams | 8,275 56.5% | 6,380 43.5% | 14,655 | D+12.9 | |
| Copiah | 8,466 59.4% | 5,791 40.6% | 14,257 | D+18.8 | |
| Pontotoc | 6,706 52.7% | 5,880 46.2% | 149 | 12,735 | D+6.5 |
| Marion | 7,037 55.5% | 5,650 44.5% | 12,687 | D+10.9 | |
| Leflore | 8,987 70.9% | 3,693 29.1% | 12,680 | D+41.8 | |
| Tate | 6,100 48.7% | 6,173 49.3% | 242 | 12,515 | R+0.6 |
| Simpson | 4,785 38.8% | 7,536 61.2% | 12,321 | R+22.3 | |
| Union | 7,029 57.9% | 4,988 41.1% | 114 | 12,131 | D+16.8 |
| Scott | 4,988 43.6% | 6,450 56.4% | 11,438 | R+12.8 | |
| Neshoba | 3,301 29.4% | 7,942 70.6% | 11,243 | R+41.3 | |
| Yazoo | 6,489 57.9% | 4,720 42.1% | 11,209 | D+15.8 | |
| Sunflower | 8,309 75.0% | 2,772 25.0% | 11,081 | D+50.0 | |
| Grenada | 5,996 54.4% | 4,926 44.7% | 104 | 11,026 | D+9.7 |
| Prentiss | 8,589 77.9% | 2,342 21.2% | 94 | 11,025 | D+56.7 |
| Clay | 7,790 71.0% | 3,105 28.3% | 79 | 10,974 | D+42.7 |
| Coahoma | 7,584 74.7% | 2,563 25.3% | 10,147 | D+49.5 | |
| Winston | 4,630 46.2% | 5,397 53.8% | 10,027 | R+7.6 | |
| Wayne | 7,835 78.9% | 2,101 21.1% | 9,936 | D+57.7 | |
| Itawamba | 5,659 57.1% | 4,121 41.6% | 134 | 9,914 | D+15.5 |
| Newton | 3,073 31.9% | 6,574 68.1% | 9,647 | R+36.3 | |
| Tippah | 5,553 57.6% | 4,012 41.6% | 80 | 9,645 | D+16.0 |
| Holmes | 7,857 83.5% | 1,549 16.5% | 9,406 | D+67.1 | |
| Covington | 3,943 42.5% | 5,333 57.5% | 9,276 | R+15.0 | |
| George | 6,569 70.9% | 2,697 29.1% | 9,266 | D+41.8 | |
| Leake | 4,524 49.5% | 4,617 50.5% | 9,141 | R+1.0 | |
| Attala | 4,325 47.9% | 4,698 52.1% | 9,023 | R+4.1 | |
| Jasper | 6,218 69.0% | 2,796 31.0% | 9,014 | D+38.0 | |
| Chickasaw | 6,078 69.3% | 2,608 29.7% | 85 | 8,771 | D+39.6 |
| Tishomingo | 4,788 57.7% | 3,412 41.1% | 103 | 8,303 | D+16.6 |
| Clarke | 4,542 55.6% | 3,633 44.4% | 8,175 | D+11.1 | |
| Smith | 2,256 27.6% | 5,918 72.4% | 8,174 | R+44.8 | |
| Walthall | 3,432 46.2% | 4,004 53.8% | 7,436 | R+7.7 | |
| Amite | 3,356 45.3% | 4,056 54.7% | 7,412 | R+9.4 | |
| Stone | 5,930 82.5% | 1,261 17.5% | 7,191 | D+64.9 | |
| Jefferson Davis | 4,406 61.3% | 2,782 38.7% | 7,188 | D+22.6 | |
| Calhoun | 4,121 58.9% | 2,818 40.2% | 63 | 7,002 | D+18.6 |
| Lawrence | 2,715 39.4% | 4,174 60.6% | 6,889 | R+21.2 | |
| Tallahatchie | 4,588 67.3% | 2,226 32.7% | 6,814 | D+34.7 | |
| Yalobusha | 4,094 61.1% | 2,438 36.4% | 165 | 6,697 | D+24.7 |
| Noxubee | 4,467 73.5% | 1,608 26.5% | 6,075 | D+47.1 | |
| Carroll | 2,296 39.0% | 3,588 61.0% | 5,884 | R+22.0 | |
| Greene | 4,318 75.2% | 1,424 24.8% | 5,742 | D+50.4 | |
| Perry | 4,353 77.7% | 1,247 22.3% | 5,600 | D+55.5 | |
| Montgomery | 3,031 54.2% | 2,563 45.8% | 5,594 | D+8.4 | |
| Webster | 2,426 44.9% | 2,938 54.3% | 42 | 5,406 | R+9.5 |
| Claiborne | 4,668 86.5% | 728 13.5% | 5,396 | D+73.0 | |
| Kemper | 3,051 59.7% | 2,057 40.3% | 5,108 | D+19.5 | |
| Humphreys | 3,749 75.4% | 1,224 24.6% | 4,973 | D+50.8 | |
| Wilkinson | 3,144 65.3% | 1,671 34.7% | 4,815 | D+30.6 | |
| Franklin | 1,736 38.5% | 2,770 61.5% | 4,506 | R+22.9 | |
| Benton | 3,019 67.4% | 1,407 31.4% | 56 | 4,482 | D+36.0 |
| Jefferson | 3,937 88.8% | 497 11.2% | 4,434 | D+77.6 | |
| Tunica | 3,236 78.2% | 902 21.8% | 4,138 | D+56.4 | |
| Choctaw | 2,242 55.2% | 1,779 43.8% | 37 | 4,058 | D+11.4 |
| Quitman | 2,887 71.6% | 1,147 28.4% | 4,034 | D+43.1 | |
| Sharkey | 1,951 72.7% | 733 27.3% | 2,684 | D+45.4 | |
| Issaquena | 592 63.8% | 336 36.2% | 928 | D+27.6 |
Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Mississippi in every House election we hold
| Year | Seats | House vote |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D 1, R 3 | R+39.8 |
| 2022 | D 1, R 3 | R+28.6 |
| 2020 | D 1, R 3 | R+31.4 |
| 2018 | D 1, R 3 | R+7.7 |
| 2016 | D 1, R 3 | R+19.5 |
| 2014 | D 1, R 3 | R+15.8 |
| 2012 | D 1, R 3 | R+24.2 |
| 2010 | D 1, R 3 | R+9.2 |
| 2008 | D 3, R 1 | D+16.2 |
| 2006 | D 2, R 2 | R+7.3 |
| 2004 | D 2, R 2 | R+29.0 |
| 2002 | D 2, R 2 | R+2.8 |
| 2000 | D 3, R 2 | D+2.8 |
| 1998 | D 3, R 2 | D+5.5 |
| 1996 | D 2, R 3 | R+10.0 |
| 1994 | D 4, R 1 | D+15.8 |
| 1992 | D 5, R 0 | D+41.1 |
| 1990 | D 5, R 0 | D+62.4 |