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, 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 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in MississippiPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– 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:

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

District 1

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

Democratic primary Randy Wadkins, professor

Primary results

Republican primary Trent Kelly, incumbent

Primary results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error TrentKelly (R) RandyWadkins (D) UndecidedTriumph CampaignsTriumph Campaigns July 30–31, 2018 525 ± 3.5% 57% 28% 15%

Results

By county CountyTrent KellyRepublicanRandy WadkinsDemocraticTracella Lou O'Hara HillReformMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Alcorn8,23380.71%1,90818.70%600.59%6,32562.00%10,201Benton1,61857.85%1,16041.47%190.68%45816.37%2,797Calhoun3,33271.36%1,30327.91%340.73%2,02943.46%4,669Chickasaw3,37256.45%2,54542.61%560.94%82713.85%5,973Choctaw2,17171.86%82727.38%230.76%1,34444.49%3,021Clay3,50845.50%4,14953.81%530.69%-641-8.31%7,710DeSoto33,11865.22%17,25833.99%4010.79%15,86031.23%50,777Itawamba6,09488.43%75610.97%410.59%5,33877.46%6,891Lafayette9,35756.81%7,01842.61%970.59%2,33914.20%16,472Lee18,18871.04%7,25428.33%1610.63%10,93442.71%25,603Lowndes10,83254.59%8,85244.61%1580.80%1,9809.98%19,842Marshall5,38847.40%5,88051.72%1000.88%-492-4.33%11,368Monroe7,89466.66%3,86532.64%830.70%4,02934.02%11,842Oktibbeha (part)79260.50%50938.88%80.61%28321.62%1,309Pontotoc8,01982.64%1,62916.79%550.57%6,39065.86%9,703Prentiss5,76579.56%1,43319.78%480.66%4,33259.78%7,246Tate5,78166.57%2,84732.78%560.64%2,93433.79%8,684Tippah5,57980.18%1,32219.00%570.82%4,25761.18%6,958Tishomingo4,98281.13%1,11718.19%420.68%3,86562.94%6,141Union6,97483.63%1,30415.64%610.73%5,67067.99%8,339Webster3,19781.14%72418.38%190.48%2,47362.77%3,940Winston4,05157.58%2,94141.81%430.61%1,11015.78%7,035Totals158,24566.91%76,60132.39%1,6750.71%81,64434.52%236,521

District 2

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

Democratic primary Bennie Thompson, incumbent

Primary results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error BennieThompson (D) IrvingHarris (REF) UndecidedTriumph Campaigns July 30–31, 2018 525 ± 3.5% 51% 22% 27%

Results

By county CountyBennie ThompsonDemocraticTroy RayIndependentIrving HarrisReformMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Attala2,91949.48%2,40640.79%5749.73%5138.70%5,899Bolivar7,89875.42%2,11720.22%4574.36%5,78155.20%10,472Carroll1,73843.45%1,84246.05%42010.50%-104-2.60%4,000Claiborne2,89586.06%2758.17%1945.77%2,62077.88%3,364Coahoma4,98780.13%93915.09%2984.79%4,04865.04%6,224Copiah6,16460.98%2,71026.81%1,23512.22%3,45434.17%10,109Grenada4,16658.20%2,41233.70%5808.10%1,75424.50%7,158Hinds (part)52,70379.84%10,11015.32%3,1984.84%42,59364.52%66,011Holmes4,82986.51%59010.57%1632.92%4,23975.94%5,582Humphreys2,55281.02%41413.14%1845.84%2,13867.87%3,150Issaquena34465.77%13525.81%448.41%20939.96%523Jefferson2,71784.85%2036.34%2828.81%2,43576.05%3,202Leake3,31354.36%2,11334.67%66810.96%1,20019.69%6,094Leflore6,35775.64%1,59919.03%4485.33%4,75856.62%8,404Madison (part)7,49181.59%1,28914.04%4014.37%6,20267.55%9,181Montgomery1,96254.20%1,32736.66%3319.14%63517.54%3,620Panola6,51461.08%3,32931.22%8217.70%3,18529.87%10,664Quitman1,80376.24%39316.62%1697.15%1,41059.62%2,365Sharkey1,36580.44%24614.50%865.07%1,11965.94%1,697Sunflower5,77679.25%1,18016.19%3324.56%4,59663.06%7,288Tallahatchie2,83968.08%1,04425.04%2876.88%1,79543.05%4,170Tunica1,98080.68%34514.06%1295.26%1,63566.63%2,454Warren8,28855.77%5,17134.80%1,4019.43%3,11720.98%14,860Washington10,46177.19%2,48318.32%6094.49%7,97858.87%13,553Yalobusha2,49557.82%1,52035.23%3006.95%97522.60%4,315Yazoo4,36562.18%1,91227.24%74310.58%2,45334.94%7,020Totals158,92171.79%48,10421.73%14,3546.48%110,81750.06%221,379

District 3

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

In January 2018, Harper announced that he would retire from Congress and not run for re-election in 2018.

Democratic primary Michael Aycox Michael Evans, state representative

Primary results

Republican primary Sally Doty, state senator Morgan Dunn, small business owner Michael Guest, district attorney of Madison County and Rankin County Whit Hughes, businessman Perry Parker, businessman Katherine Tate, education consultant

Debate + 2018 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district Republican primary debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican RepublicanKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Sally Doty Morgan Dunn Michael Guest Whit Hughes Perry Parker Katherine Tate1 Apr. 19, 2018 Americans for Prosperity Mississippi Geoff Pender YouTube

Primary results

Runoff results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error MichaelGuest (R) MichaelEvans (D) UndecidedTriumph Campaigns July 30–31, 2018 525 ± 3.5% 56% 27% 17%

Results

By county CountyMichael GuestRepublicanMichael EvansDemocraticMatthew HollandReformMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Adams4,53541.99%6,15657.00%1091.01%-1,621-15.01%10,800Amite3,31861.71%2,00037.20%591.10%1,31824.51%5,377Clarke (part)3,62568.41%1,64030.95%340.64%1,98537.46%5,299Covington4,09859.58%2,67438.88%1061.54%1,42420.70%6,878Franklin2,03864.05%1,09734.48%471.48%94129.57%3,182Hinds (part)6,00951.93%5,44047.01%1231.06%5694.92%11,572Jasper2,93145.59%3,41653.13%821.28%-485-7.54%6,429Jefferson Davis1,92139.60%2,87259.20%581.20%-951-19.60%4,851Kemper97927.70%2,54171.90%140.40%-1,562-44.20%3,534Lauderdale14,04660.70%8,95238.69%1420.61%5,09422.01%23,140Lawrence3,23363.47%1,81035.53%511.00%1,42327.93%5,094Lincoln8,70569.73%3,66429.35%1150.92%5,04140.38%12,484Madison (part)22,22171.30%8,69227.89%2540.81%13,52943.41%31,167Neshoba5,08563.29%2,86035.60%891.11%2,22527.69%8,034Newton4,99468.73%2,21230.44%600.83%2,78238.29%7,266Noxubee88922.51%3,02676.61%350.89%-2,137-54.10%3,950Oktibbeha (part)6,29248.51%6,54450.45%1351.04%-252-1.94%12,971Pike6,55951.40%6,05147.42%1501.18%5083.98%12,760Rankin39,77977.00%11,34621.96%5361.04%28,43355.04%51,661Scott4,68359.28%3,14839.85%690.87%1,53519.43%7,900Simpson5,86165.43%3,00933.59%870.97%2,85231.84%8,957Smith4,52775.51%1,38323.07%851.42%3,14452.44%5,995Walthall2,99458.45%2,06940.39%591.15%92518.06%5,122Wilkinson96233.78%1,85965.27%270.95%-897-31.50%2,848Totals160,28462.30%94,46136.72%2,5260.98%65,82325.59%257,271

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

Primary results

Republican primary Steven Palazzo, incumbent E. Brian Rose, entrepreneur and author

Primary results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error StevenPalazzo (R) JerameyAnderson (D) UndecidedTriumph Campaigns July 30–31, 2018 525 ± 3.5% 54% 37% 10%

Results

By county CountySteven PalazzoRepublicanJeramey AndersonDemocraticLajena SheetsReformMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Clarke (part)35544.65%43054.09%101.26%-75-9.43%795Forrest12,93256.89%9,59842.23%2000.88%3,33414.67%22,730George6,29087.00%88112.19%590.82%5,40974.81%7,230Greene3,04780.54%71018.77%260.69%2,33761.78%3,783Hancock10,35574.41%3,40224.45%1591.14%6,95349.96%13,916Harrison31,72961.63%19,05937.02%6911.34%12,67024.61%51,479Jackson26,49066.34%12,98532.52%4551.14%13,50533.82%39,930Jones15,65870.40%6,38528.71%1980.89%9,27341.69%22,241Lamar15,17176.03%4,60123.06%1810.91%10,57052.97%19,953Marion6,11468.16%2,80431.26%520.58%3,31036.90%8,970Pearl River12,83380.50%2,96718.61%1420.89%9,86661.89%15,942Perry3,00375.23%94723.72%421.05%2,05651.50%3,992Stone4,06775.50%1,27223.61%480.89%2,79551.88%5,387Wayne4,58962.15%2,74637.19%490.66%1,84324.96%7,384Totals152,63368.22%68,78730.75%2,3121.03%83,84637.48%223,732

References

External links 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 Steven Palazzo (R) for Congress