2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi Last updated September 09, 2025
2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi Majority party Minority party Third party Party Republican Democratic Independent Last election 3 1 0 Seats won 3 1 0 Seat change Popular vote 471,162 398,770 48,104 Percentage 50.18% 42.47% 5.12% Swing
District results County results Republican
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Democratic
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Independent
40–50%
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 2018 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]
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 County resultsKelly: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Wadkins: 50–60%
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 [ 3] General election Polling Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Trent Randy Undecided Triumph Campaigns [ 12] July 30–31, 2018 525 ± 3.5% 57% 28% 15%
By county County [ 14] Trent Kelly Randy Wadkins Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill Margin Total # % # % # % # % Alcorn 8,233 80.71% 1,908 18.70% 60 0.59% 6,325 62.00% 10,201 Benton 1,618 57.85% 1,160 41.47% 19 0.68% 458 16.37% 2,797 Calhoun 3,332 71.36% 1,303 27.91% 34 0.73% 2,029 43.46% 4,669 Chickasaw 3,372 56.45% 2,545 42.61% 56 0.94% 827 13.85% 5,973 Choctaw 2,171 71.86% 827 27.38% 23 0.76% 1,344 44.49% 3,021 Clay 3,508 45.50% 4,149 53.81% 53 0.69% -641 -8.31% 7,710 DeSoto 33,118 65.22% 17,258 33.99% 401 0.79% 15,860 31.23% 50,777 Itawamba 6,094 88.43% 756 10.97% 41 0.59% 5,338 77.46% 6,891 Lafayette 9,357 56.81% 7,018 42.61% 97 0.59% 2,339 14.20% 16,472 Lee 18,188 71.04% 7,254 28.33% 161 0.63% 10,934 42.71% 25,603 Lowndes 10,832 54.59% 8,852 44.61% 158 0.80% 1,980 9.98% 19,842 Marshall 5,388 47.40% 5,880 51.72% 100 0.88% -492 -4.33% 11,368 Monroe 7,894 66.66% 3,865 32.64% 83 0.70% 4,029 34.02% 11,842 Oktibbeha (part) 792 60.50% 509 38.88% 8 0.61% 283 21.62% 1,309 Pontotoc 8,019 82.64% 1,629 16.79% 55 0.57% 6,390 65.86% 9,703 Prentiss 5,765 79.56% 1,433 19.78% 48 0.66% 4,332 59.78% 7,246 Tate 5,781 66.57% 2,847 32.78% 56 0.64% 2,934 33.79% 8,684 Tippah 5,579 80.18% 1,322 19.00% 57 0.82% 4,257 61.18% 6,958 Tishomingo 4,982 81.13% 1,117 18.19% 42 0.68% 3,865 62.94% 6,141 Union 6,974 83.63% 1,304 15.64% 61 0.73% 5,670 67.99% 8,339 Webster 3,197 81.14% 724 18.38% 19 0.48% 2,473 62.77% 3,940 Winston 4,051 57.58% 2,941 41.81% 43 0.61% 1,110 15.78% 7,035 Totals 158,245 66.91% 76,601 32.39% 1,675 0.71% 81,644 34.52% 236,521
District 2 2018 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election County resultsThompson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Ray: 40–50%
The incumbent was Democrat Bennie Thompson , who had represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016.
General election Polling Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Bennie Irving Undecided Triumph Campaigns [ 12] July 30–31, 2018 525 ± 3.5% 51% 22% 27%
By county County [ 14] Bennie Thompson Troy Ray Irving Harris Margin Total # % # % # % # % Attala 2,919 49.48% 2,406 40.79% 574 9.73% 513 8.70% 5,899 Bolivar 7,898 75.42% 2,117 20.22% 457 4.36% 5,781 55.20% 10,472 Carroll 1,738 43.45% 1,842 46.05% 420 10.50% -104 -2.60% 4,000 Claiborne 2,895 86.06% 275 8.17% 194 5.77% 2,620 77.88% 3,364 Coahoma 4,987 80.13% 939 15.09% 298 4.79% 4,048 65.04% 6,224 Copiah 6,164 60.98% 2,710 26.81% 1,235 12.22% 3,454 34.17% 10,109 Grenada 4,166 58.20% 2,412 33.70% 580 8.10% 1,754 24.50% 7,158 Hinds (part) 52,703 79.84% 10,110 15.32% 3,198 4.84% 42,593 64.52% 66,011 Holmes 4,829 86.51% 590 10.57% 163 2.92% 4,239 75.94% 5,582 Humphreys 2,552 81.02% 414 13.14% 184 5.84% 2,138 67.87% 3,150 Issaquena 344 65.77% 135 25.81% 44 8.41% 209 39.96% 523 Jefferson 2,717 84.85% 203 6.34% 282 8.81% 2,435 76.05% 3,202 Leake 3,313 54.36% 2,113 34.67% 668 10.96% 1,200 19.69% 6,094 Leflore 6,357 75.64% 1,599 19.03% 448 5.33% 4,758 56.62% 8,404 Madison (part) 7,491 81.59% 1,289 14.04% 401 4.37% 6,202 67.55% 9,181 Montgomery 1,962 54.20% 1,327 36.66% 331 9.14% 635 17.54% 3,620 Panola 6,514 61.08% 3,329 31.22% 821 7.70% 3,185 29.87% 10,664 Quitman 1,803 76.24% 393 16.62% 169 7.15% 1,410 59.62% 2,365 Sharkey 1,365 80.44% 246 14.50% 86 5.07% 1,119 65.94% 1,697 Sunflower 5,776 79.25% 1,180 16.19% 332 4.56% 4,596 63.06% 7,288 Tallahatchie 2,839 68.08% 1,044 25.04% 287 6.88% 1,795 43.05% 4,170 Tunica 1,980 80.68% 345 14.06% 129 5.26% 1,635 66.63% 2,454 Warren 8,288 55.77% 5,171 34.80% 1,401 9.43% 3,117 20.98% 14,860 Washington 10,461 77.19% 2,483 18.32% 609 4.49% 7,978 58.87% 13,553 Yalobusha 2,495 57.82% 1,520 35.23% 300 6.95% 975 22.60% 4,315 Yazoo 4,365 62.18% 1,912 27.24% 743 10.58% 2,453 34.94% 7,020 Totals 158,921 71.79% 48,104 21.73% 14,354 6.48% 110,817 50.06% 221,379
District 3 2018 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election County resultsGuest: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Evans: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
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. [ 16]
General election Polling Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Michael Michael Undecided Triumph Campaigns [ 12] July 30–31, 2018 525 ± 3.5% 56% 27% 17%
By county County [ 14] Michael Guest Michael Evans Matthew Holland Margin Total # % # % # % # % Adams 4,535 41.99% 6,156 57.00% 109 1.01% -1,621 -15.01% 10,800 Amite 3,318 61.71% 2,000 37.20% 59 1.10% 1,318 24.51% 5,377 Clarke (part) 3,625 68.41% 1,640 30.95% 34 0.64% 1,985 37.46% 5,299 Covington 4,098 59.58% 2,674 38.88% 106 1.54% 1,424 20.70% 6,878 Franklin 2,038 64.05% 1,097 34.48% 47 1.48% 941 29.57% 3,182 Hinds (part) 6,009 51.93% 5,440 47.01% 123 1.06% 569 4.92% 11,572 Jasper 2,931 45.59% 3,416 53.13% 82 1.28% -485 -7.54% 6,429 Jefferson Davis 1,921 39.60% 2,872 59.20% 58 1.20% -951 -19.60% 4,851 Kemper 979 27.70% 2,541 71.90% 14 0.40% -1,562 -44.20% 3,534 Lauderdale 14,046 60.70% 8,952 38.69% 142 0.61% 5,094 22.01% 23,140 Lawrence 3,233 63.47% 1,810 35.53% 51 1.00% 1,423 27.93% 5,094 Lincoln 8,705 69.73% 3,664 29.35% 115 0.92% 5,041 40.38% 12,484 Madison (part) 22,221 71.30% 8,692 27.89% 254 0.81% 13,529 43.41% 31,167 Neshoba 5,085 63.29% 2,860 35.60% 89 1.11% 2,225 27.69% 8,034 Newton 4,994 68.73% 2,212 30.44% 60 0.83% 2,782 38.29% 7,266 Noxubee 889 22.51% 3,026 76.61% 35 0.89% -2,137 -54.10% 3,950 Oktibbeha (part) 6,292 48.51% 6,544 50.45% 135 1.04% -252 -1.94% 12,971 Pike 6,559 51.40% 6,051 47.42% 150 1.18% 508 3.98% 12,760 Rankin 39,779 77.00% 11,346 21.96% 536 1.04% 28,433 55.04% 51,661 Scott 4,683 59.28% 3,148 39.85% 69 0.87% 1,535 19.43% 7,900 Simpson 5,861 65.43% 3,009 33.59% 87 0.97% 2,852 31.84% 8,957 Smith 4,527 75.51% 1,383 23.07% 85 1.42% 3,144 52.44% 5,995 Walthall 2,994 58.45% 2,069 40.39% 59 1.15% 925 18.06% 5,122 Wilkinson 962 33.78% 1,859 65.27% 27 0.95% -897 -31.50% 2,848 Totals 160,284 62.30% 94,461 36.72% 2,526 0.98% 65,823 25.59% 257,271
District 4 2018 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election County results Palazzo: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Anderson: 50–60%
The incumbent is Republican Steven Palazzo , who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2016.
General election Polling Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Steven Jeramey Undecided Triumph Campaigns [ 12] July 30–31, 2018 525 ± 3.5% 54% 37% 10%
By county County [ 14] Steven Palazzo Jeramey Anderson Lajena Sheets Margin Total # % # % # % # % Clarke (part) 355 44.65% 430 54.09% 10 1.26% -75 -9.43% 795 Forrest 12,932 56.89% 9,598 42.23% 200 0.88% 3,334 14.67% 22,730 George 6,290 87.00% 881 12.19% 59 0.82% 5,409 74.81% 7,230 Greene 3,047 80.54% 710 18.77% 26 0.69% 2,337 61.78% 3,783 Hancock 10,355 74.41% 3,402 24.45% 159 1.14% 6,953 49.96% 13,916 Harrison 31,729 61.63% 19,059 37.02% 691 1.34% 12,670 24.61% 51,479 Jackson 26,490 66.34% 12,985 32.52% 455 1.14% 13,505 33.82% 39,930 Jones 15,658 70.40% 6,385 28.71% 198 0.89% 9,273 41.69% 22,241 Lamar 15,171 76.03% 4,601 23.06% 181 0.91% 10,570 52.97% 19,953 Marion 6,114 68.16% 2,804 31.26% 52 0.58% 3,310 36.90% 8,970 Pearl River 12,833 80.50% 2,967 18.61% 142 0.89% 9,866 61.89% 15,942 Perry 3,003 75.23% 947 23.72% 42 1.05% 2,056 51.50% 3,992 Stone 4,067 75.50% 1,272 23.61% 48 0.89% 2,795 51.88% 5,387 Wayne 4,589 62.15% 2,746 37.19% 49 0.66% 1,843 24.96% 7,384 Totals 152,633 68.22% 68,787 30.75% 2,312 1.03% 83,846 37.48% 223,732
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