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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
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
Republican
60–69%
Democratic
70–79%
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.
Overview
2016 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
—
District
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district:[ 2]
Popular vote
Republican
50.18%
Democratic
42.47%
Other
7.34%
House seats
Republican
75%
Democratic
25%
District 1
2018 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
The incumbent is Republican Trent Kelly , who has represented the district since 2015. Kelly was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary
Randy Wadkins, professor[ 3]
Primary results
Republican primary
Primary results
General election
Polling
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample
Margin
Trent
Randy
Undecided
Triumph Campaigns
July 30–31, 2018
525
± 3.5%
57%
28%
15%
Results
District 2
2018 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election
The incumbent is Democrat Bennie Thompson , who has represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary
Primary results
General election
Polling
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample
Margin
Irving
Bennie
Undecided
Triumph Campaigns
July 30–31, 2018
525
± 3.5%
22%
51%
27%
Results
District 3
2018 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election
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.[ 4]
Democratic primary
Primary results
Republican primary
Primary results
Runoff results
General election
Polling
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample
Margin
Michael
Michael
Undecided
Triumph Campaigns
July 30–31, 2018
525
± 3.5%
27%
56%
17%
Results
District 4
2018 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
The incumbent is Republican Steven Palazzo , who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary
Primary results
Republican primary
Primary results
General election
Polling
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample
Margin
Jeramey
Steven
Undecided
Triumph Campaigns
July 30–31, 2018
525
± 3.5%
37%
54%
10%
Results
References
^ "Election Statistics: 1920 to Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives" .^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018" . Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved April 27, 2019 . ^ "Meet the scientists running to transform Congress in 2018" . Science | AAAS . 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-04-15 .^ Pender, Geoff; Berry, Deborah (January 4, 2018). "Harper won't seek re-election" . The Clarion-Ledger . Retrieved January 4, 2018 . ^ "Democrat Michael Evans joins crowd of Republicans running for Congress" . The Clarion Ledger . Retrieved 2018-04-15 .^ "State lawmaker, Magee businesswoman announce run for Congress" . The Clarion Ledger . Retrieved 2018-04-15 .^ "Morgan Dunn seeks Congressional seat" . Retrieved 2018-04-15 .^ "District Attorney Michael Guest running for Congress to replace Gregg Harper in #MS03" . The Clarion Ledger . Retrieved 2018-04-15 .^ "Whit Hughes jumps into race to replace U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper" . The Clarion Ledger . Retrieved 2018-04-15 .^ "International businessman running for 3rd District congressional seat" . The Clarion Ledger . Retrieved 2018-04-15 .^ "Sixth candidate qualifies for 3rd District U.S. House seat" . The Clarion Ledger . Retrieved 2018-04-15 .^ "Jeramey Anderson, youngest state legislator, announces bid for Congress | Mississippi Today" . mississippitoday.org . 3 November 2017. Retrieved 2018-04-15 .^ Elliott, David. "Congressional candidate releases documents on Rep. Palazzo's military record" . Retrieved 2018-04-15 .
External links
Official campaign websites for first district candidates Official campaign websites for second district candidates Official campaign websites for third district candidates Official campaign websites for fourth district candidates
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