MS-02 — 2016 U.S. House election
Recent presidential results, current district lines
Akashiccongressional district2016 US House electionMS-02 · U.S. HouseThompsonD+38.0
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Bennie G Thompson (i) ✓Democrat | 67.1% | 192,343 |
|---|---|---|
| John Bouie IIRepublican | 29.1% | 83,542 |
| Troy RayIndependent | 2.4% | 6,918 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 2016 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
The boundary drawn is the current MS-02 (cd:120, the 2026 map); the 2016 election ran under that decade's own lines. The result shown is the certified 2016 contest.
Margin history
MS-02 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 286,841 | |
| 2022 | D | 180,169 | |
| 2020 | D | 297,234 | |
| 2018 | D | 221,379 | |
| 2016 | D | 286,626 | |
| 2014 | D | 148,646 | |
| 2012 | D | 320,244 | |
| 2010 | D | 171,356 | |
| 2008 | D | 291,970 | |
| 2006 | D | 155,832 | |
| 2004 | D | 264,869 | |
| 2002 | D | 163,050 | |
| 2000 | D | 173,307 | |
| 1998 | D | 112,817 | |
| 1996 | D | 171,933 | |
| 1994 | D | 126,692 | |
| 1992 | D | 174,609 | |
| 1990 | D | 70,617 | |
| 1988 | D | 173,631 | |
| 1986 | D | 141,411 | |
| 1984 | R | 182,420 | |
| 1982 | R | 147,873 | |
| 1980 | D | 139,050 | |
| 1978 | D | 93,408 | |
| 1976 | D | 119,173 |
Same ballot, 2016MS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · results as certified for the 2016 contest; the boundary drawn and the presidential strip use the current district map (cd:120, the 2026 lines) — the election itself ran under earlier lines. Real returns — nothing estimated.