2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
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  2016 November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) 2020  

All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Last election310
Seats won310
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote471,162398,77048,104
Percentage50.18%42.47%5.12%
SwingDecrease2.svg 7.40%Increase2.svg 4.42%Increase2.svg 3.80%

2018 U.S. House elections in Mississippi.svg

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.

Contents

Overview

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 471,16250.18%3-
Democratic 398,77042.47%1-
Independents48,1045.12%0-
Reform 20,8672.22%0-
Totals938,903100.00%4

District

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district: [2]

District Republican Democratic OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 158,24566.90%76,60132.39%1,6750.71%236,521100%Republican hold
District 2 00.00%158,92171.79%62,45828.21%221,379100%Democratic hold
District 3 160,28462.30%94,46136.72%2,5260.98%257,271100%Republican hold
District 4 152,63368.22%68,78730.75%2,3121.03%223,732100%Republican hold
Total471,16250.18%398,77042.47%68,9717.35%938,903100%
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
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Nominee Trent Kelly Randy Wadkins
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote158,24576,601
Percentage66.9%32.4%

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County results
Kelly:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Wadkins:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Trent Kelly
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Trent Kelly
Republican

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

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Randy Wadkins 11,692 100.0
Total votes11,692 100.0

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent) 30,151 100.0
Total votes30,151 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Trent
Kelly (R)
Randy
Wadkins (D)
Undecided
Triumph Campaigns [4] July 30–31, 2018525± 3.5%57%28%15%

Results

Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent) 158,245 66.9
Democratic Randy Wadkins76,60132.4
Reform Tracella Lou O'Hara Hil1,6750.7
Total votes236,521 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

2018 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Bennie Thompson Troy RayIrving Harris
Party Democratic Independent Reform
Popular vote158,92148,10414,354
Percentage71.8%21.7%6.5%

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Results by county

Thompson:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

Ray:     40-50%

U.S. Representative before election

Bennie Thompson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Bennie Thompson
Democratic

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

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bennie Thompson (incumbent) 31,203 100.0
Total votes31,203 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Irving
Harris (REF)
Bennie
Thompson (D)
Undecided
Triumph Campaigns [5] July 30–31, 2018525± 3.5%22%51%27%

Results

Mississippi's 2nd congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bennie Thompson (incumbent) 158,921 71.8
Independent Troy Ray48,10421.7
Reform Irving Harris14,3546.5
Total votes221,379 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

2018 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election
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Nominee Michael Guest Michael Evans
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote160,28494,461
Percentage62.3%36.7%

U.S. Representative before election

Gregg Harper
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Michael Guest
Republican

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. [6]

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Evans 17,016 69.3
Democratic Michael Aycox7,52530.7
Total votes24,541 100.0

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Guest 29,157 44.8
Republican Whit Hughes 14,464 22.2
Republican Perry Parker10,56216.2
Republican Sally Doty 6,60810.2
Republican Morgan Dunn3,8205.9
Republican Katherine Tate4160.6
Total votes65,027 100.0

Runoff results

Republican primary runoff results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Guest 31,121 65.1
Republican Whit Hughes16,69134.9
Total votes47,812 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Michael
Evans (D)
Michael
Guest (R)
Undecided
Triumph Campaigns [14] July 30–31, 2018525± 3.5%27%56%17%

Results

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Guest 160,284 62.3
Democratic Michael Evans94,46136.7
Reform Matthew Holland2,5261.0
Total votes257,271 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

2018 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
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Nominee Steven Palazzo Jeramey Anderson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote152,63368,787
Percentage68.2%30.8%

U.S. Representative before election

Steven Palazzo
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Steven Palazzo
Republican

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

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeramey Anderson 14,560 100.0
Total votes14,560 100.0

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven Palazzo (incumbent) 30,270 70.5
Republican E. Brian Rose12,66429.5
Total votes42,934 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Jeramey
Anderson (D)
Steven
Palazzo (R)
Undecided
Triumph Campaigns [17] July 30–31, 2018525± 3.5%37%54%10%

Results

Mississippi's 4th congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven Palazzo (incumbent) 152,633 68.2
Democratic Jeramey Anderson 68,78730.8
Reform Lajena Sheets2,3121.0
Total votes223,732 100.0
Republican hold

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