GOTV Intel

Bennie G. Thompson

U.S. Representative, Mississippi 2nd Congressional District · Democrat

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Mississippi 2nd Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Mississippi Secretary of State — 2026 Candidate Qualifying List · read Sep 24, 2026

Sources (1)
  • Mississippi Secretary of State — 2026 Candidate Qualifying List (federal, qualifying closed 12/26/2025) and Official Results of the March 10, 2026 Federal Primary Election (nominees; no April 7 runoff held): US House District 2 — Democratic Primary nominee — 64,334 votes (no runoff held) — 'Bennie G. Thompson', Democratic
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The District

What Mississippi 2nd Congressional District covers

Covers all of Yazoo County, Copiah County, Holmes County, Attala County, Amite County, Panola County, Sunflower County, Wilkinson County, Tallahatchie County, Carroll County, Leflore County, Leake County, Franklin County, Jefferson County, Yalobusha County and 5 more; parts of Bolivar County, Hinds County, Washington County, Coahoma County, Warren County, Madison County, Claiborne County, Adams County, Tunica County and Issaquena County.

Includes Jackson (part), Clinton, Greenville, Grenada, Tunica Resorts, Vicksburg, Batesville, Byram, Canton (part), Carthage, Clarksdale, Greenwood and 147 more.

Map of Mississippi 2nd Congressional District with 591 precincts

591 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 TIGER/Line voting districts (VTD20)

Key Votes

The record

  • Current office: U.S. Representative, Mississippi 2nd District

    House Clerk roll-call records identify the member as T000193. 22 major 119th-Congress House votes loaded (standard set); voted against the majority of the member's own party on 0 of them. Selection, not exhaustive. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · U.S. House (official member site) · source

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 216-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 278 (2026)

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 9770 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 220-205 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 272 (2026)

    Jul 21, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · Passed, 358-32 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 224 (2026)

    Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 2 Secure America Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 214 (2026)

    Jun 9, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 2913 Ukraine Support Act — did not vote

    On Passage · Passed, 226-195 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 207 (2026)

    Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 224-200 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 154 (2026)

    Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 221-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 87 (2026)

    Mar 5, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
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  • H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Passed, 217-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 53 (2026)

    Feb 3, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 215-201 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 362 (2025)

    Dec 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 216-211 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 349 (2025)

    Dec 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4405 Epstein Files Transparency Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed, 427-1 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 289 (2025)

    Nov 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 222-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 285 (2025)

    Nov 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 231-196 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 262 (2025)

    Sep 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed, 399-12 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 218 (2025)

    Jul 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 1582 GENIUS Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 308-122 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 200 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3633 CLARITY Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 294-134 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 199 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act — voted No

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 218-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 190 (2025)

    Jul 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4 Rescissions Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 168 (2025)

    Jun 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 215-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 145 (2025)

    May 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 22 SAVE Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 220-208 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 102 (2025)

    Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 217-213 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 70 (2025)

    Mar 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 29 Laken Riley Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 264-159 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 6 (2025)

    Jan 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)

    Score -0.5200 over 556 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.

    OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$787,007cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$1,449,522cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$1,045,031cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

  • Dccc$207,000.00
  • Advanced Network Strategies Llc$124,899.81
  • Eoi Media$21,875.00
  • Patriot Signage Inc$16,786.00
  • Conn Media$13,896.00

Campaign finance — Friends Of Bennie Thompson: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance — Friends Of Bennie Thompson: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $787,007.22 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $1,045,030.71 · cash on hand $1,449,521.62 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $215,003.81 (27%); PACs and other political committees $566,244.37 (72%); Party committees $4,500.00 (1%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $1,259.04 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): other $286,734.94; fundraising $183,241.01; media and advertising $62,199.30; field and canvassing $48,011.50; staff, contractors and reimbursements $25,024.00; direct mail $12,649.00.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

  • Stock trades — no periodic transaction reports filed 2024–2026

    No periodic transaction reports appear in the U.S. House Clerk financial-disclosure indexes for 2024, 2025, and 2026 (searched by StateDst and surname). Index files searched as of 2026-09-24.

    Official · U.S. House Clerk

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

Interviews and Published Statements

  • Congressman Bennie G. Thompson Announces More Than $1.3 Million in Federal Grants for Delta State University

    Sep 11, 2026 · Official · benniethompson.house.gov · source

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Public social accounts

    X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube

    Self-published · Public accounts posted by the subject

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Mississippi 2nd Congressional District

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Mississippi 2nd District — November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "Bennie G. Thompson" (Democratic) on the MS official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · MS official election authority · source

  • Sponsored travel — Stanford University

    Palo Alto, CA, 8/23/2026 to 8/26/2026. Original filing, filed by Kevin Block.

    Aug 23, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Global Women's Innovation Network (GlobalWIN)

    United Kingdom, 7/27/2025 to 7/31/2025. Original filing, filed by Hope Goins.

    Jul 27, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Global Women's Innovation Network (GlobalWIN)

    Canada, 10/6/2024 to 10/8/2024. Original filing, filed by Hope Goins.

    Oct 6, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Software Education Foundation d.b.a. Software.org: the BSA Foundation ("Software.org")

    San Francisco, CA, 8/7/2024 to 8/9/2024. Original filing, filed by Kevin Block.

    Aug 7, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — National Football League

    Detroit, MI, 4/24/2024 to 4/26/2024. Original filing, filed by Hope Goins.

    Apr 24, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Global Women's Innovation Network (GlobalWIN)

    New York, NY, 4/4/2024 to 4/6/2024. Original filing, filed by Hope Goins.

    Apr 4, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Stanford University

    Stanford, CA, 4/1/2024 to 4/4/2024. Original filing, filed by Jeremy Gaertner.

    Apr 1, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Partnership for a Secure America and Carnegie Corporation of New York

    Warrenton, VA, 3/9/2024 to 3/10/2024. Original filing, filed by Fabian Valentin.

    Mar 9, 2024 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Global Women's Innovation Network (GlobalWIN)

    New York, NY, 11/1/2023 to 11/3/2023. Original filing, filed by Hope Goins.

    Nov 1, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Global Women's Innovation Network (GlobalWIN)

    New York, NY, 11/1/2023 to 11/3/2023. Original filing, filed by Hope Goins.

    Nov 1, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Partnership for a Secure America and Carnegie Corporation of New York

    Leesburg, VA, 6/10/2023 to 6/11/2023. Original filing, filed by Jeremy Gaertner.

    Jun 10, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Consumer Technology Association

    Las Vegas, NV, 1/5/2023 to 1/7/2023. Original filing, filed by Hope Goins.

    Jan 5, 2023 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — National Association of Counties

    Miami, FL, 10/26/2022 to 10/27/2022. Original filing, filed by Lauren McClain.

    Oct 26, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Partnership for a secure America

    Warrenton, VA, 9/10/2022 to 9/11/2022. Original filing, filed by Marcus Coleman.

    Sep 10, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Global Women's Innovation Network (GlobalWIN)

    Austin, TX, 5/4/2022 to 5/6/2022. Original filing, filed by Mariah Carray.

    May 4, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — U.S Israel Education Association

    Israel, 4/29/2022 to 5/8/2022. Original filing, filed by Lisa Canini.

    Apr 29, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Global Women's Innovation Network

    United Kingdom, 4/9/2022 to 4/14/2022. Original filing, filed by Hope Goins.

    Apr 9, 2022 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Global Innovation Women's Network

    New York, NY, 10/6/2021 to 10/8/2021. Original filing, filed by Hope Goins.

    Oct 6, 2021 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Global Women's Innovation Network

    New York, NY, 10/6/2021 to 10/8/2021. Original filing, filed by Hope Goins.

    Oct 6, 2021 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Foundation for Rural Service

    Great Falls, MT, Havre, MT, 8/17/2021 to 8/20/2021. Original filing, filed by Nicholas Rockwell.

    Aug 17, 2021 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • U.S. Representative · MS-02

    Democrat · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot

    OSINT

Not on file for Bennie yet: Advertising, In the News, Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_jqyv4jjcc.

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