2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 3 1 Seats won 3 1 Seat change Popular vote 453,584 249,591 Percentage 64.18% 35.32% Swing 1.53% 1.03%
Election results by district Election results by county Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Mississippi, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

The elections were the first under Mississippi's new congressional map after redistricting completed by the state government. ^[1] All four races were considered uncompetitive in the general election ^{[2] [3]} and turnout from Mississippians was the lowest out of the entire United States, measuring in at 31.5%. ^[4] Republican Representatives Michael Guest and Steven Palazzo faced competitive primaries, where both went to runoffs; Palazzo was ultimately ousted by Mike Ezell in the runoff, mainly in part to an investigation into Palazzo's supposed misuse of campaign funds. ^{[5] [6]} Republican representative Trent Kelly was the sole representative of the Mississippi delegation to receive a Trump endorsement and faced no serious challenge. ^[6] The partisan composition of the delegation remained the same after the election. ^[2]

District 1

2022 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Trent Kelly Dianne Black Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 122,151 45,238 Percentage 73.0% 27.0%

County results Precinct results Kelly:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Black:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Trent Kelly Republican Elected U.S. Representative Trent Kelly Republican

See also: Mississippi's 1st congressional district

Democratic primary results by county
Black:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

Republican primary results by county
Kelly:     70-80%     80-90%     >90%

The 1st district takes in the northeastern area of the state, including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. The incumbent was Republican Trent Kelly, who was re-elected with 68.7% of the vote in 2020. ^[7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Trent Kelly, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[8]

Eliminated in primary

• Mark D. Strauss, Libertarian nominee for Iowa's 2nd congressional district in 2018 ^[9]

Endorsements

Trent Kelly

Federal officials

• Donald Trump, former president of the United States (2017–2021) ^[10]

Results

Republican primary results ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trent Kelly (incumbent)	27,447	89.8
	Republican	Mark D. Strauss	3,109	10.2
Total votes			30,556	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dianne Black, hair salon owner ^[11]

Eliminated in primary

• Hunter Kyle Avery, manufacturing worker ^{[12] [13]}

Results

Democratic primary results ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dianne Black	8,268	79.0
	Democratic	Hunter Kyle Avery	2,203	21.0
Total votes			10,471	100.0

Independents

Filed paperwork

• James McCay ^[14]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [15]	Solid R	January 24, 2022
Inside Elections [16]	Solid R	March 21, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17]	Safe R	January 26, 2022
Politico [18]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP [19]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News [20]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ [21]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538 [22]	Solid R	June 30, 2022

Results

2022 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trent Kelly (incumbent)	122,151	73.0
	Democratic	Dianne Black	45,238	27.0
Total votes			167,389	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2022 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Bennie Thompson Brian Flowers Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 108,285 71,884 Percentage 60.1% 39.9%

County results Precinct results Thompson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Flowers:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Bennie Thompson Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson Democratic

See also: Mississippi's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district encompasses the Mississippi Delta, taking in most of Jackson, the riverfront cities of Greenville, Natchez and Vicksburg, and the interior market cities of Clarksdale, Greenwood and Clinton. The district was expanded during the 2020 census redistricting. The incumbent was Democrat Bennie Thompson, who was re-elected with 66.0% of the vote in 2020. ^[7] Thompson cruised to re-election in 2022 as expected, though Brian Flowers did give him his toughest race since 2004, when Clinton LeSueur achieved 41% of the vote. ^[24]

Democratic primary results by county
Thompson:     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bennie Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[9]

Eliminated in primary

• Jerry Kerner, gun dealer ^{[25] [26] [13]}

Endorsements

Bennie Thompson

Organizations

• Planned Parenthood Action Fund ^[27]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bennie Thompson (incumbent)	49,907	96.3
	Democratic	Jerry Kerner	1,927	3.7
Total votes			51,834	100.0

Republican primary results by county
Flowers:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
Eller:     30-40%     50-60%

Republican primary runoff results by county
Flowers:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Eller:     50-60%     60-70%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brian Flowers, nuclear plant technician, U.S. Navy veteran, and nominee for this district in 2020 ^{[28] [13]}

Eliminated in runoff

• Ron Eller, physician assistant and U.S. Army veteran ^{[12] [13]}

Eliminated in primary

• Michael Carson ^[11]
• Stanford Johnson ^[11]

Endorsements

Ron Eller

Executive Branch officials

• Michael Flynn, former United States National Security Advisor (2017) and former Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (2012–2014) (Democratic) ^[29]

Organizations

• SEAL PAC ^[30]

Results

Republican primary results ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Flowers	6,087	43.2
	Republican	Ronald Eller	4,564	32.4
	Republican	Michael Carson	2,966	21.0
	Republican	Stanford Johnson	487	3.5
Total votes			14,104	100.0

Republican primary runoff results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Flowers	6,224	58.5
	Republican	Ronald Eller	4,418	41.5
Total votes			10,642	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [15]	Solid D	January 24, 2022
Inside Elections [16]	Solid D	March 21, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17]	Safe D	January 26, 2022
Politico [18]	Solid D	April 5, 2022
RCP [19]	Safe D	June 9, 2022
Fox News [20]	Solid D	July 11, 2022
DDHQ [21]	Solid D	July 20, 2022
538 [22]	Solid D	June 30, 2022

Results

2022 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election ^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bennie Thompson (incumbent)	108,285	60.1
	Republican	Brian Flowers	71,884	39.9
Total votes			180,169	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2022 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Michael Guest Shuwaski Young Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 132,481 54,803 Percentage 70.7% 29.3%

County results Precinct results Guest:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Young:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Michael Guest Republican Elected U.S. Representative Michael Guest Republican

See also: Mississippi's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district is located in eastern and southwestern Mississippi, taking in Meridian, Starkville, Pearl and most of the wealthier portions of Jackson, including the portion of the city located in Rankin County. The district was reduced to include only three of the cities, plus a wealthy area of Jackson due to 2020 census redistricting. The incumbent was Republican Michael Guest, who was elected with 64.7% of the vote in 2020. Guest managed to flip Kemper County, which gave Joe Biden 61.02% of the vote in the 2020 presidential election. ^[7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Guest, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[9]

Eliminated in runoff

• Michael Cassidy, U.S. Navy veteran ^[9]

Eliminated in primary

• Thomas Griffin, businessman ^[11]

Republican primary results by county
Cassidy:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
Guest:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%

Results

Republican primary results ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Guest (incumbent)	23,675	47.5
	Republican	Michael Cassidy	23,407	46.9
	Republican	Thomas Griffin	2,785	5.6
Total votes			49,867	100.0

Republican primary runoff results by county
Cassidy:     50-60%
Guest:      50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

Republican primary runoff results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Guest (incumbent)	47,007	67.4
	Republican	Michael Cassidy	22,713	32.6
Total votes			69,720	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Shuwaski Young, political organizer ^[12]

Withdrawn

• Rahim Talley, businessman, Iraq war veteran and progressive activist ^[32]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [15]	Solid R	January 24, 2022
Inside Elections [16]	Solid R	March 21, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17]	Safe R	January 26, 2022
Politico [18]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP [19]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News [20]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ [21]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538 [22]	Solid R	June 30, 2022

Results

2022 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Guest (incumbent)	132,481	70.7
	Democratic	Shuwaski Young	54,803	29.3
Total votes			187,284	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2022 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Mike Ezell Johnny DuPree Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 127,813 42,876 Percentage 73.3% 24.6%

County results Precinct results Ezell:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% DuPree:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Steven Palazzo Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mike Ezell Republican

See also: Mississippi's 4th congressional district

The 4th district encompasses the Mississippi Gulf Coast, including Gulfport, Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Bay St. Louis, Laurel, and Pascagoula. The incumbent was Republican Steven Palazzo, who was re-elected unopposed in 2020. ^[7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Ezell, Jackson County sheriff and former Ocean Springs police chief ^[34]

Eliminated in runoff

• Steven Palazzo, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[35]

Eliminated in primary

• Carl Boyanton, produce store owner and candidate for this district in 2020 ^{[35] [13]}
• Raymond Brooks, police officer ^[36]
• Kidron Peterson ^[11]
• Clay Wagner, banker ^[37]
• Brice Wiggins, state senator ^[38]

Endorsements

Mike Ezell

State legislators

• Brice Wiggins, state senator from the 52nd district ^[39]

Individuals

• Carl Boyanton, Republican primary candidate and produce store owner ^[39]
• Raymond Brooks, Republican primary candidate and police officer ^[39]
• Kidron Peterson, Republican primary candidate ^[39]
• Clay Wagner, Republican primary candidate and banker ^{[39] [40]}

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Carl Boyanton	Raymond Brooks	Mike Ezell	Steven Palazzo	Clay Wagner	Brice Wiggins	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R) [41] [A]	December 11–14, 2021	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	1%	1%	8%	65%	2%	4%	19%

Republican primary results by county
Ezell:     30-40%     40-50%
Palazzo:     20-30%     30-40%     40-50%
Wagner:     30-40%

Results

Republican primary results ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Palazzo (incumbent)	16,387	31.5
	Republican	Mike Ezell	13,020	25.0
	Republican	Clay Wagner	11,698	22.5
	Republican	Brice Wiggins	4,859	9.3
	Republican	Carl Boyanton	3,224	6.2
	Republican	Raymond Brooks	2,405	4.6
	Republican	Kidron Peterson	449	0.9
Total votes			52,042	100.0

Republican primary runoff results by county
Ezell:     50-60%     60-70%
Palazzo:     50-60%

Republican primary runoff results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Ezell	31,225	53.8
	Republican	Steven Palazzo (incumbent)	26,849	46.2
Total votes			58,074	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Johnny DuPree, former mayor of Hattiesburg; nominee for Governor of Mississippi in 2011 and Secretary of State of Mississippi in 2019 ^[42]

Eliminated in primary

• David Sellers, pastor ^[32]

Endorsements

David Sellers

Organizations

• Mississippi State University College Democrats ^[43]

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO ^[43]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers ^[43]

Democratic primary results by county
Dupree:     >90%     80-90%     70-80%

Results

Democratic primary results ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Johnny DuPree	9,952	84.9
	Democratic	David Sellers	1,766	15.1
Total votes			11,718	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

• Alden Patrick Johnson, firefighter ^{[12] [13]}

Independents

Candidates

Withdrawn or disqualified

• Graham Hudson ^[44]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [15]	Solid R	January 24, 2022
Inside Elections [16]	Solid R	March 21, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17]	Safe R	January 26, 2022
Politico [18]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP [19]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News [20]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ [21]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538 [22]	Solid R	June 30, 2022

Endorsements

Mike Ezell

Federal officials

• Donald Trump, former president of the United States (2017–2021) ^[45]

Results

2022 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election ^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Ezell	127,813	73.3
	Democratic	Johnny DuPree	42,876	24.6
	Libertarian	Alden Patrick Johnson	3,569	2.1
Total votes			174,258	100.0
	Republican hold

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by Palazzo's campaign

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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Mark Strauss (R) for Congress
• Trent Kelly (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Ron Eller (R) for Congress
• Brian Flowers (R) for Congress
• Jerry Kerner (D) for Congress
• Bennie Thompson (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Michael Cassidy (R) for Congress
• Michael Guest (R) for Congress
• Rahim Talley (D) for Congress
• Shuwaski Young (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Carl Boyanton (R) for Congress
• Raymond Brooks (R) for Congress
• Johnny DuPree (D) for Congress
• Mike Ezell (R) for Congress
• Alden Patrick Johnson (L) for Congress
• Steven Palazzo (R) for Congress Archived June 24, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
• David Sellers (D) for Congress
• Clay Wagner (R) for Congress
• Brice Wiggins (R) for Congress