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Bennie G. Thompson

U.S. House · Mississippi
On the ballot · Nov 3
$771k

Raised, 2025–26

  • Individuals$203k26%
  • PACs$562k73%
  • Transfers & other$6k<1%

3% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).

Top PAC industries

$643k
Office
PartyDemocrat
ChamberU.S. House
SeatMississippi, district 2
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
MS-3 · Michael GuestMS-4 · Mike EzellMS-1 · Trent KellyMS-2 · Bennie G. Thompson
MS-2 · Mississippi
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On the ballot · Mississippi House, district 2 · Nov 398% party to win· vs. Eller ↓
The campaign · in their words

“He's the one we need”

benniethompson.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited

Where They Stand

Position from 586 bills and votes and 8 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Left 30 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.

Solo viewvs. Eller · 2026vs. pick…
Thompson (you're viewing)
Overall
32
Left
LeftCenterRight
Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.

The 2026 Race

MS-2 race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Thompson (D)98%
Eller (R)3%
The race · MS-2
Bennie ThompsonDemocrat · incumbent · Left 32 on the record98%
Ron EllerRepublican · challenger · Right 30 from statements3%
3032
62 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Eller's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Bennie Thompson$928k
$225k from individuals · $204k itemized
Ron Eller$64k
$61k from individuals · $53k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

How this is measured

Bubble size = how much of Bennie G. Thompson's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 7 sponsored, 304 cosponsored, 99 statements, 395 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.

Federal budget, taxes and spending · 16% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 1 sponsored · 48 cosponsored · 32 statements · 112 tweets · broke with their party on 67 of 1309 party-line votesFederal budget 16%Health care · 16% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 1 sponsored · 75 cosponsored · 4 statements · 91 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 119 party-line votesHealth care 16%Civil rights, gender and religion · 11% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 1 sponsored · 19 cosponsored · 0 statements · 117 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 54 party-line votesCivil rights 11%Elections, representation and accountability · 10% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 1 sponsored · 23 cosponsored · 24 statements · 10 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 33 party-line votesElections 10%Federal power and civil liberties · 8% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 0 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 7 statements · 104 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 325 party-line votesFederal power 8%Crime and justice · 8% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 1 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 7 statements · 88 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 161 party-line votesCrime 8%Education · 7% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 0 sponsored · 26 cosponsored · 2 statements · 48 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 86 party-line votesEducation 7%Business, finance and labor · 7% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 1 sponsored · 25 cosponsored · 3 statements · 107 tweets · broke with their party on 5 of 330 party-line votesBusiness 7%Immigration · 5% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 1 sponsored · 13 cosponsored · 7 statements · 25 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 61 party-line votesImmigration 5%Energy, environment, land and agriculture · 4% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 0 sponsored · 17 cosponsored · 5 statements · 16 tweets · broke with their party on 62 of 887 party-line votesEnergy 4%Foreign policy, trade and defense · 3% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 0 sponsored · 13 cosponsored · 4 statements · 33 tweets · broke with their party on 39 of 604 party-line votesForeign policy 3%Housing, transportation, technology and vice · 3% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 0 sponsored · 9 cosponsored · 4 statements · 9 tweets · broke with their party on 9 of 199 party-line votesHousing 3%Guns · 1% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 0 sponsored · 8 cosponsored · 0 statements · 3 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 18 party-line votes1%Trade and industrial policy · 1% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 0 sponsored · 3 cosponsored · 0 statements · 6 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 14 party-line votes1%
Rarely breaksOften breaks

Bennie G. Thompson

● Democrat · U.S. House · Mississippi
Raised
$771k
2025–26 cycle
Top sector
$175k
labor unions
Overall
Left
32pt left
Actions
1,080
votes, bills, tweets
On the ballot · Nov 398% · vs. Eller ↓
The campaign · in their words

“He's the one we need”

Agriculture ↗“A steadfast supporter of farmers, Bennie has never voted against a Farm Bill in his time in Congress.”Health Care ↗“All 23 counties in the Second District are medically underserved. Bennie fights for coverage families can afford.”Civil Rights ↗“An original plaintiff in the Ayers Desegregation Case, challenging discrimination in Mississippi higher education.”
From benniethompson.com, unedited

Where They Stand

Overall
Left, 32 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range

The 2026 Race

Race page →
Odds · party to winOct 27
Thompson (D)98%
Eller (R)3%
The race · MS-2
Bennie ThompsonDemocrat · incumbent · Left 32 on the record98%
Ron EllerRepublican · challenger · Right 30 from statements3%
3032
62 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Eller's page →
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Bennie Thompson$928k
$225k from individuals · $204k itemized
Ron Eller$64k
$61k from individuals · $53k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll

What They Care About

Federal budget, taxes and spending · 16% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 1 sponsored · 48 cosponsored · 32 statements · 112 tweets · broke with their party on 67 of 1309 party-line votesBudget and taxes 16%Health care · 16% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 1 sponsored · 75 cosponsored · 4 statements · 91 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 119 party-line votesHealth care 16%Civil rights, gender and religion · 11% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 1 sponsored · 19 cosponsored · 0 statements · 117 tweets · broke with their party on 0 of 54 party-line votesCivil rights 11%Elections, representation and accountability · 10% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 1 sponsored · 23 cosponsored · 24 statements · 10 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 33 party-line votesElections 10%Federal power and civil liberties · 8% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 0 sponsored · 10 cosponsored · 7 statements · 104 tweets · broke with their party on 4 of 325 party-line votes8%Crime and justice · 8% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 1 sponsored · 15 cosponsored · 7 statements · 88 tweets · broke with their party on 1 of 161 party-line votes8%Education · 7% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 0 sponsored · 26 cosponsored · 2 statements · 48 tweets · broke with their party on 2 of 86 party-line votes7%Business, finance and labor · 7% of Bennie G. Thompson's priorities · 1 sponsored · 25 cosponsored · 3 statements · 107 tweets · broke with their party on 5 of 330 party-line votes7%
8% Federal power8% Crime and justice7% Education7% Business and labor
RarelyOften breaks

Who Pays

PAC money · 2025–26
SectorPACsAmountShare
Labor unions33$175k
Retail & business26$92k
Agriculture & food19$60k
Tech, media & telecom14$55k
Energy19$54k
Transportation16$53k
Finance & insurance10$48k
Defense8$28k
Everything else29$79k
Raised $771k · 26% individuals · 73% pacs