2024 general election
Mississippi 2nd District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$1.4M was spent on the 2024 Mississippi 2nd District race: $1.4M raised by the campaigns, $832K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Bennie G. Thompson (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$1.4M
Raised by campaigns
$1.4M
PAC checks
$832K
Outside money
$0
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Bennie G. ThompsonDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $1.2M
- Spent
- $1.3M
- From individuals
- $435K
- From PACs
- $809K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 65% of Thompson's money came from PACs
Corporate $419K (49%)Trade group $137K (16%)Membership $35K (4%)Union $192K (23%)Super PAC $4K (1%)Other $60K (7%)
- Entergy Corporation Corporate$12K
- American Federation of Gov't Employees Union$12K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union$10K
- Honeywell International Corporate$10K
- National Cotton Council of America Trade group$10K
- Deloitte Political Action Committee Other$10K
- National Association of Realtors Membership$10K
- Charter Communications Inc. Corporate$10K
Ron EllerRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $161K
- Spent
- $124K
- From individuals
- $33K
- From PACs
- $22K
- From party
- $0
- Own money & loans
- $106K
- Outside money for
- $0
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 14% of Eller's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $10K (67%)Other $5K (33%)
- Responsibility and Freedom Work PAC (Rfwpac) Leadership PAC$5K
- Hyde-Smith Leadership PAC$5K
- Gatorpac Other$5K
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2024 Mississippi 2nd District race?
- $1.4M was spent on the 2024 Mississippi 2nd District race: $1.4M raised by the campaigns, $832K of it from PACs, plus $0 from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024). Bennie G. Thompson (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2024 Mississippi 2nd District race?
- Bennie G. Thompson (Democrat) raised $1.2M.
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2024 Mississippi 2nd District race?
- Entergy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Enpac) gave $12K to Bennie G. Thompson; American Federation of Govt. Empl. Political Action Committee gave $12K to Bennie G. Thompson; International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Political Action League gave $10K to Bennie G. Thompson.