The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, 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 are scheduled for March 10, 2020.
District 1
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 66.9% of the vote in 2018.[ 1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Primary results
General election
Predictions
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District 2
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 71.8% of the vote in 2018 without major-party opposition.[ 1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Primary results
2020 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary results by county Thompson—≥90%
Thompson—80–90%
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Thomas Carey, realtor[ 13]
Brian Flowers, nuclear worker, Navy veteran[ 13]
B.C. Hammond, volunteer firefighter, farmer and a small business owner[ 13]
Primary results
2020 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district Republican primary initial round results by county Flowers—60–70%
Flowers—50–60%
Flowers—40–50%
Flowers—30–40%
Carey—30–40%
Carey—40–50%
Carey—50–60%
Hammond—40–50%
Hammond—50–60%
Hammond—60–70%
Runoff results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 3
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 62.3% of the vote in 2018.[ 1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Primary results
2020 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district Republican primary results by county Guest—≥90%
Guest—80–90%
Guest—70–80%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Dorothy "Dot" Benford, activist
Katelyn Lee, veterinary medical technologist[ 13]
Primary results
2020 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district Democratic primary results by county Benford—70–80%
Benford—60–70%
Benford—50–60%
General election
Predictions
Results
District 4
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 elected with 68.2% of the vote in 2018.[ 1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Primary results
2020 Mississippi's 4th congressional district Republican primary results by county Palazzo—80–90%
Palazzo—70–80%
Palazzo—60–70%
Palazzo—50–60%
General election
Predictions
Results
References
^ a b c d Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker" . Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 2, 2019 . ^ a b Vance, Taylor (January 13, 2020). "Antonia Eliason, Trent Kelly launch campaigns for U.S. congressional election" . Daily Journal . Retrieved February 2, 2020 . ^ a b c d "2020 State Republican Party Certified Primary Election Results" . MS GOP . June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .^ a b c "2020 State Democratic Party Certified Primary Election Results" . MS DEMS . June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .^ a b c d "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019" . The Cook Political Report . Retrieved September 20, 2019 .^ a b c d "2020 Senate Ratings" . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019 .^ a b c d "2020 Senate race ratings" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . Retrieved August 28, 2019 .^ a b c d "2020 Election Forecast" . Politico . November 19, 2019.^ a b c d "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020" . Daily Kos Elections . Retrieved February 28, 2020 .^ a b c d "Battle for White House" . RCP . April 19, 2019.^ a b c d "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections" . Niskanen Center . April 28, 2020.^ a b c d "State of Mississippi OFFICIAL 2020 GENERAL ELECTION CERTIFIED RESULTS" (PDF) . State of Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved December 28, 2020 .^ a b c d e f g h Ramseth, Luke (January 22, 2020). "Mississippi election 2020: Who's running for U.S. Senate, House seats?" . The Clarion Ledger . Retrieved February 2, 2020 . ^ "James Tulp to run for Mississippi's third congressional district" . WJTV . January 10, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020 .^ a b Corder, Frank (January 7, 2020). "MS-4 Rep. Steven Palazzo draws 2 GOP primary challengers including former intern" . Y'all Politics . Retrieved February 2, 2020 . ^ Chighizola, Grant (January 9, 2020). "ROBERT DEMING ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR CONGRESS" . WXXV 25 . Retrieved February 2, 2020 .
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