2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
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	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%

District 1

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

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

Republican primary

Trent Kelly, incumbent

Primary results

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

General election

Polling

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

Results

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

District 2

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

Bennie Thompson, incumbent

Primary results

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

General election

Polling

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

Results

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

District 3

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

Michael Aycox
Michael Evans, state representative^[5]

Primary results

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

Republican primary

Sally Doty, state senator^[6]
Morgan Dunn, small business owner^[7]
Michael Guest, district attorney of Madison County and Rankin County^[8]
Whit Hughes, businessman^[9]
Perry Parker, businessman^[10]
Katherine Tate^[11]

Primary results

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

Runoff results

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

General election

Polling

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

Results

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

District 4

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

Jeramey Anderson, state representative^[12]

Primary results

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

Republican primary

Steven Palazzo, incumbent
E. Brian Rose, entrepreneur and author^[13]

Primary results

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

General election

Polling

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

Results

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

References

^ http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/
^ 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. Jackson, Mississippi. 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. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
^ Elliott, David. "Congressional candidate releases documents on Rep. Palazzo's military record". Retrieved 2018-04-15.

External links

Candidates at Vote Smart
Candidates at Ballotpedia
Campaign finance at FEC
Campaign finance at Center for Responsive Politics

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

[1] ttp://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/

[clerk2018-2] 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.

[3] "Meet the scientists running to transform Congress in 2018". Science | AAAS. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[4] Pender, Geoff; Berry, Deborah (January 4, 2018). "Harper won't seek re-election". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. Retrieved January 4, 2018.

[5] "Democrat Michael Evans joins crowd of Republicans running for Congress". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[6] "State lawmaker, Magee businesswoman announce run for Congress". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[7] "Morgan Dunn seeks Congressional seat". Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[8] "District Attorney Michael Guest running for Congress to replace Gregg Harper in #MS03". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[9] "Whit Hughes jumps into race to replace U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[10] "International businessman running for 3rd District congressional seat". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[11] "Sixth candidate qualifies for 3rd District U.S. House seat". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[12] "Jeramey Anderson, youngest state legislator, announces bid for Congress | Mississippi Today". mississippitoday.org. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[13] Elliott, David. "Congressional candidate releases documents on Rep. Palazzo's military record". Retrieved 2018-04-15.

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