2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Independent Last election 3 1 0 Seats won 3 1 0 Seat change Popular vote 471,162 398,770 48,104 Percentage 50.18% 42.47% 5.12% Swing 7.40% 4.42% 3.80%
Republican   60–70% Democratic   70–80%

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Mississippi; one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Primaries were held on June 5, 2018. The elections and primaries coincided with the elections and primaries of other federal and state offices.

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	471,162	50.18%	3	-
	Democratic	398,770	42.47%	1	-
	Independents	48,104	5.12%	0	-
	Reform	20,867	2.22%	0	-
Totals		938,903	100.00%	4	—

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district:^[2]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	158,245	66.90%	76,601	32.39%	1,675	0.71%	236,521	100%	Republican hold
District 2	0	0.00%	158,921	71.79%	62,458	28.21%	221,379	100%	Democratic hold
District 3	160,284	62.30%	94,461	36.72%	2,526	0.98%	257,271	100%	Republican hold
District 4	152,633	68.22%	68,787	30.75%	2,312	1.03%	223,732	100%	Republican hold
Total	471,162	50.18%	398,770	42.47%	68,971	7.35%	938,903	100%

Popular vote Republican   50.18% Democratic   42.47% Other   7.34%

House seats Republican   75% Democratic   25%

Elections in Mississippi
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2018 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Trent Kelly Randy Wadkins Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 158,245 76,601 Percentage 66.9% 32.4%

County results Kelly:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Wadkins:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Trent Kelly Republican Elected U.S. Representative Trent Kelly Republican

The incumbent is Republican Trent Kelly, who has represented the district since 2015. Kelly was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016.

• Randy Wadkins, professor^[3]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Randy Wadkins	11,692	100.0
Total votes			11,692	100.0

• Trent Kelly, incumbent

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trent Kelly (incumbent)	30,151	100.0
Total votes			30,151	100.0

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Trent Kelly (R)	Randy Wadkins (D)	Undecided
Triumph Campaigns[4]	July 30–31, 2018	525	± 3.5%	57%	28%	15%

Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trent Kelly (incumbent)	158,245	66.9
	Democratic	Randy Wadkins	76,601	32.4
	Reform	Tracella Lou O'Hara Hil	1,675	0.7
Total votes			236,521	100.0
	Republican hold

2018 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Bennie Thompson Troy Ray Irving Harris Party Democratic Independent Reform Popular vote 158,921 48,104 14,354 Percentage 71.8% 21.7% 6.5%

Results by county Thompson:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Ray:      40-50%

U.S. Representative before election Bennie Thompson Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson Democratic

The incumbent is Democrat Bennie Thompson, who has represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016.

• Bennie Thompson, incumbent

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bennie Thompson (incumbent)	31,203	100.0
Total votes			31,203	100.0

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Irving Harris (REF)	Bennie Thompson (D)	Undecided
Triumph Campaigns[5]	July 30–31, 2018	525	± 3.5%	22%	51%	27%

Mississippi's 2nd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bennie Thompson (incumbent)	158,921	71.8
	Independent	Troy Ray	48,104	21.7
	Reform	Irving Harris	14,354	6.5
Total votes			221,379	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Michael Guest Michael Evans Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 160,284 94,461 Percentage 62.3% 36.7%

U.S. Representative before election Gregg Harper Republican Elected U.S. Representative Michael Guest Republican

The incumbent is Republican Gregg Harper, who has represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2016.

In January 2018, Harper announced that he will retire from Congress and not run for re-election in 2018.^[6]

• Michael Aycox
• Michael Evans, state representative^[7]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Evans	17,016	69.3
	Democratic	Michael Aycox	7,525	30.7
Total votes			24,541	100.0

• Sally Doty, state senator^[8]
• Morgan Dunn, small business owner^[9]
• Michael Guest, district attorney of Madison County and Rankin County^[10]
• Whit Hughes, businessman^[11]
• Perry Parker, businessman^[12]
• Katherine Tate^[13]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Guest	29,157	44.8
	Republican	Whit Hughes	14,464	22.2
	Republican	Perry Parker	10,562	16.2
	Republican	Sally Doty	6,608	10.2
	Republican	Morgan Dunn	3,820	5.9
	Republican	Katherine Tate	416	0.6
Total votes			65,027	100.0

Republican primary runoff results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Guest	31,121	65.1
	Republican	Whit Hughes	16,691	34.9
Total votes			47,812	100.0

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Michael Evans (D)	Michael Guest (R)	Undecided
Triumph Campaigns[14]	July 30–31, 2018	525	± 3.5%	27%	56%	17%

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Guest	160,284	62.3
	Democratic	Michael Evans	94,461	36.7
	Reform	Matthew Holland	2,526	1.0
Total votes			257,271	100.0
	Republican hold

2018 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Steven Palazzo Jeramey Anderson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 152,633 68,787 Percentage 68.2% 30.8%

U.S. Representative before election Steven Palazzo Republican Elected U.S. Representative Steven Palazzo Republican

The incumbent is Republican Steven Palazzo, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2016.

• Jeramey Anderson, state representative^[15]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeramey Anderson	14,560	100.0
Total votes			14,560	100.0

• Steven Palazzo, incumbent
• E. Brian Rose, entrepreneur and author^[16]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Palazzo (incumbent)	30,270	70.5
	Republican	E. Brian Rose	12,664	29.5
Total votes			42,934	100.0

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeramey Anderson (D)	Steven Palazzo (R)	Undecided
Triumph Campaigns[17]	July 30–31, 2018	525	± 3.5%	37%	54%	10%

Mississippi's 4th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Palazzo (incumbent)	152,633	68.2
	Democratic	Jeramey Anderson	68,787	30.8
	Reform	Lajena Sheets	2,312	1.0
Total votes			223,732	100.0
	Republican hold

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at FEC
• Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official campaign websites for first district candidates

• Randy Wadkins (D) for Congress
• Trent Kelly (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

• Troy Ray (I) for Congress
• Bennie Thompson (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for third district candidates

• Michael Evans (D) for Congress
• Michael Guest (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for fourth district candidates

• Jeramey Anderson (D) for Congress Archived July 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
• Steven Palazzo (R) for Congress Archived 2021-06-24 at the Wayback Machine