2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →
All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 3 1
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 453,584 249,591
Percentage 64.18% 35.32%
Swing Decrease1.53% Increase1.03%
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The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Mississippi, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

District 1

2022 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Trent Kelly Dianne Black
Party Republican Democratic
U.S. Representative before election

Trent Kelly
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Trent Kelly
Republican

See also: Mississippi's 1st congressional district

The 1st district takes in the northeastern area of the state, including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. The incumbent is Republican Trent Kelly, who was re-elected with 68.7% of the vote in 2020.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Trent Kelly
Federal officials

Results

Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent) 27,447 89.8
Republican Mark D. Strauss 3,109 10.2
Total votes 30,556 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Dianne Black, hair salon owner[5]
Eliminated in primary
  • Hunter Kyle Avery, manufacturing worker[6][7]

Results

Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dianne Black 8,268 79.0
Democratic Hunter Kyle Avery 2,203 21.0
Total votes 10,471 100.0

Independents

Filed paperwork

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R January 24, 2022
Inside Elections[10] Solid R March 21, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R January 26, 2022
Politico[12] Solid R April 5, 2022
RCP[13] Safe R June 9, 2022
Fox News[14] Solid R July 11, 2022
DDHQ[15] Solid R July 20, 2022
538[16] Solid R June 30, 2022

Results

2022 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent)
Democratic Dianne Black
Write-in
Total votes

District 2

2022 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election
← 2020
2024 →
 
Nominee Bennie Thompson Brian Flowers
Party Democratic Republican
U.S. Representative before election

Bennie Thompson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Bennie Thompson
Democratic

See also: Mississippi's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district encompasses the Mississippi Delta, taking in most of Jackson, the riverfront cities of Greenville and Vicksburg, and the interior market cities of Clarksdale, Greenwood and Clinton. The incumbent is Democrat Bennie Thompson, who was re-elected with 66.0% of the vote in 2020.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Bennie Thompson
Organizations

Results

Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bennie Thompson (incumbent) 49,907 96.3
Democratic Jerry Kerner 1,927 3.7
Total votes 51,834 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Brian Flowers, nuclear plant technician, U.S. Navy veteran, and nominee for this district in 2020[20][7]
Eliminated in runoff
Eliminated in primary
  • Michael Carson[5]
  • Stanford Johnson[5]

Endorsements

Ron Eller
Executive Branch officials
Organizations

Results

Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Flowers 6,087 43.2
Republican Ronald Eller 4,564 32.4
Republican Michael Carson 2,966 21.0
Republican Stanford Johnson 487 3.5
Total votes 14,104 100.0
Republican primary runoff results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Flowers 6,224 58.5
Republican Ronald Eller 4,418 41.5
Total votes 10,642 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid D January 24, 2022
Inside Elections[10] Solid D March 21, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe D January 26, 2022
Politico[12] Solid D April 5, 2022
RCP[13] Safe D June 9, 2022
Fox News[14] Solid D July 11, 2022
DDHQ[15] Solid D July 20, 2022
538[16] Solid D June 30, 2022

Results

2022 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bennie Thompson (incumbent)
Republican Brian Flowers
Write-in
Total votes

District 3

2022 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election
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Nominee Michael Guest Shuwaski Young
Party Republican Democratic
U.S. Representative before election

Michael Guest
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Michael Guest
Republican

See also: Mississippi's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district is located in eastern and southwestern Mississippi, taking in Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, Natchez, and most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The incumbent is Republican Michael Guest, who was elected with 64.7% of the vote in 2020.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in runoff
Eliminated in primary
  • Thomas Griffin, businessman[5]

Results

Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Guest (incumbent) 23,675 47.5
Republican Michael Cassidy 23,407 46.9
Republican Thomas Griffin 2,785 5.6
Total votes 49,867 100.0
Republican primary runoff results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Guest (incumbent) 47,007 67.4
Republican Michael Cassidy 22,713 32.6
Total votes 69,720 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Shuwaski Young, political organizer[6]
Withdrawn
  • Rahim Talley, businessman, Iraq war veteran and progressive activist[23]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R January 24, 2022
Inside Elections[10] Solid R March 21, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R January 26, 2022
Politico[12] Solid R April 5, 2022
RCP[13] Safe R June 9, 2022
Fox News[14] Solid R July 11, 2022
DDHQ[15] Solid R July 20, 2022
538[16] Solid R June 30, 2022

Results

2022 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Guest (incumbent)
Democratic Shuwaski Young
Write-in
Total votes

District 4

2022 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
← 2020
2024 →
 
Nominee Mike Ezell Johnny DuPree
Party Republican Democratic
U.S. Representative before election

Steven Palazzo
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mike Ezell
Republican

See also: Mississippi's 4th congressional district

The 4th district encompasses the Mississippi Gulf Coast, including Gulfport, Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Bay St. Louis, Laurel, and Pascagoula. The incumbent is Republican Steven Palazzo, who was re-elected unopposed in 2020.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in runoff
Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Mike Ezell
State legislators
Individuals
  • Clay Wagner, Republican primary candidate and banker[29][30]
  • Carl Boyanton, Republican primary candidate and produce store owner[29]
  • Raymond Brooks, Republican primary candidate and police officer[29]
  • Kidron Peterson, Republican primary candidate[29]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Carl
Boyanton 		Raymond
Brooks 		Mike
Ezell 		Steven
Palazzo 		Clay
Wagner 		Brice
Wiggins 		Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[A] December 11–14, 2021 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 1% 1% 8% 65% 2% 4% 19%

Results

Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steven Palazzo (incumbent) 16,387 31.5
Republican Mike Ezell 13,020 25.0
Republican Clay Wagner 11,698 22.5
Republican Brice Wiggins 4,859 9.3
Republican Carl Boyanton 3,224 6.2
Republican Raymond Brooks 2,405 4.6
Republican Kidron Peterson 449 0.9
Total votes 52,042 100.0
Republican primary runoff results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Ezell 31,225 53.8
Republican Steven Palazzo (incumbent) 26,849 46.2
Total votes 58,074 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • David Sellers, pastor[23]

Endorsments

David Sellers
Organizations
Labor unions

Results

Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Johnny DuPree 9,952 84.9
Democratic David Sellers 1,766 15.1
Total votes 11,718 100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Alden Patrick Johnson, firefighter[6][7]

Results

Libertarian primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Alden Patrick Johnson N/A N/A
Total votes N/A N/A

Independents

Candidates

Declared

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[9] Solid R January 24, 2022
Inside Elections[10] Solid R March 21, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe R January 26, 2022
Politico[12] Solid R April 5, 2022
RCP[13] Safe R June 9, 2022
Fox News[14] Solid R July 11, 2022
DDHQ[15] Solid R July 20, 2022
538[16] Solid R June 30, 2022

Results

2022 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Ezell
Democratic Johnny DuPree
Libertarian Alden Patrick Johnson
Independent Graham Hudson
Write-in
Total votes

Notes

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll sponsored by Palazzo's campaign

References

  1. ^ a b c d Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 2020". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  2. ^ Vance, Taylor (January 3, 2022). "U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly qualifies for reelection to U.S. House seat". www.djournal.com. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Bennett, Kelly; Mitchell, J.T.; Arbuckle, Alyssa (March 3, 2022). "Here are the candidates running for Mississippi's congressional seats". Supertalk Mississippi. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Endorsement of Congressman Trent Kelly". June 5, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "2022 Candidate Qualifying List" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d Corder, Frank (July 15, 2021). "Mississippi Congressional Campaign Reporting Points to 2022 Mid-Term Challenges". Y'all Politics. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Politics1 - Online Guide to Mississippi Elections, Candidates & Politics".
  8. ^ "James McCay FEC Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d "2022 House Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d "House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d "2022 House Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d "2022 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d "Battle for the House 2022". RCP. June 9, 2022.
  14. ^ a b c d "2022 Election Forecast". Fox News. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  15. ^ a b c d "2022 Election Forecast". DDHQ. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  16. ^ a b c d "2022 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  17. ^ "Gerald Kerner FEC Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  18. ^ Corder, Frank (December 27, 2021). "MS02: Thompson draws Democratic opponent critical of own party". yallpolitics.com. Y'all Politics. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  19. ^ "Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorsed Candidates". www.plannedparenthoodaction.org. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  20. ^ "Brian Flowers FEC Statement of Candidacy" (PDF). Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  21. ^ Corder, Frank (April 4, 2022). "Trump's former advisor Lt. Gen. Flynn endorses Mississippi Republican 2nd Congressional District candidate Eller". Y'all Politics. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  22. ^ "Accomplished Veterans Endorsed by SEAL PAC". SEAL PAC. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  23. ^ a b Corder, Frank (September 15, 2021). "Mississippi Democrats field candidates in all 4 Congressional Districts ahead of 2022 midterms". Y'all Politics. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  24. ^ "'I've got a serving heart': Mike Ezell announces bid for Congress". gulflive. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  25. ^ a b "Candidate who triggered ethics investigation says Palazzo should resign from Congress". March 5, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  26. ^ Coder, Frank (June 17, 2021). "Palazzo draws third Republican mid-term opponent". www.yallpolitics.com. Y'all Politics. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  27. ^ Corder, Frank (September 10, 2021). "MS04: Wagner files to run for Congress, increasing the field to 4 Republicans challenging Palazzo". Y'all Politics. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  28. ^ "After 10 years in state senate, Brice Wiggins ready to take on Palazzo, others for congressional seat". October 26, 2021.
  29. ^ a b c d e Pender, Geoff. "Every Republican challenger of Rep. Steven Palazzo endorses his runoff opponent Mike Ezell". Mississippi Today. Nonprofit Mississippi News. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  30. ^ Wagner, Clay. ""I want to thank every single one of the over 11,000 of you who supported my campaign. I ask that all of you join me in supporting Sheriff Mike Ezell to be our next Congressman. Your support means the world to me and I pray that we all help move south MS forward." - Clay Wagner". Twitter. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  31. ^ Burns, Haskel (September 29, 2021). "Former Mayor Dupree qualifies to run for Palazzo's 4th Congressional District seat". www.hubcityspokes.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  32. ^ a b c Corder, Frank (May 16, 2022). "MS04: Democrat candidate Sellers picks up college chapter, union endorsments ahead of Primary". yallpolitics.com. Y'all Politics. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  33. ^ "Graham Hudson Pledges to Support Term Limits on Congress". www.termlimits.com. U.S. Term Limits. Retrieved August 5, 2021.

External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates
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