2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the four members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Mississippi, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including a Senate election in Mississippi.

District
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district:

District 1
Incumbent Republican Alan Nunnelee, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+16.

Republican primary
Nunnelee was the only Congressman in Mississippi who did not face a primary opponent in 2014.

Nominee

 * Alan Nunnelee, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Ron Dickey

Eliminated in primary

 * Rex Weathers, candidate for this seat in 1992 and 1996 and the nominee for this seat in 1998 and 2002

Nominee

 * Danny Bedwell, chair of the Mississippi Libertarian Party

Aftermath
Nunnelee died on February 6, 2015, shortly after starting his third term in office.

District 2
Incumbent Democrat Bennie Thompson, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+13.

Nominee

 * Bennie Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Damien Fairconetue

Republican primary
No Republicans filed to run for the seat

District 3
Incumbent Republican Gregg Harper, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 80% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+14.

Nominee

 * Gregg Harper, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Hardy Caraway, Independent candidate for the 2nd district in 1984 and nominee for the 2nd district in 2000

Nominee

 * Doug Magee, Republican candidate for the 4th district in 1988

Eliminated in primary

 * Jim Liljeberg, high school maths teacher
 * Dennis Quinn

District 4
Incumbent Republican Steven Palazzo, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+21.

Republican primary
Palazzo was first elected in 2010, defeating Democratic incumbent Gene Taylor. He was targeted by the Club for Growth. Taylor, who served in the U.S. House from 1989 to 2011, had switched parties, and ran for the seat as a Republican.

Nominee

 * Steven Palazzo, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Tom Carter, business executive
 * Tavish Kelly
 * Gene Taylor, former U.S. Representative
 * Ron Vincent, Tea Party activist, retired engineer and candidate for this seat in 2012

Declined

 * Chris McDaniel, state senator (running for the Senate)

Nominee

 * Matthew Moore, honours student at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and nominee for this seat 2012

Eliminated in primary

 * Trish Causey