Mississippi's 1st congressional district

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Mississippi's 1st congressional district
Mississippi's 1st congressional district (since 2023).svg
Mississippi's 1st congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Area11,412 sq mi (29,560 km2)
Distribution
  • 61.64% rural
  • 38.36% urban
Population (2023)745,641 [1]
Median household
income
$61,172 [2]
Ethnicity
Occupation
Cook PVI R+18 [3]

Mississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, Tupelo, Olive Branch, and West Point. The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) is in the district.

Contents

The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster, and a portion of Oktibbeha County.

From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-large statewide on a general ticket.

The congressional seat has been held by Republican Trent Kelly who won a June, 2015 special election to fill the vacant seat previously held by Republican Alan Nunnelee who died February 6, 2015. In the November 2010 election, Nunnelee had defeated Democratic incumbent Travis Childers, Constitutionalist Gail Giaramita, Independent Conservative Party candidate Wally Pang of Batesville, Libertarian Harold Taylor, and Reformist Barbara Dale Washer.

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults [4]
2008 President McCain 63% - 36%
2012 President Romney 63% - 37%
2016 President Trump 66% - 32%
2018 Senate (Reg.) Wicker 66% - 32%
Senate (Spec.) Hyde-Smith 62% - 38%
2019 Governor Reeves 60% - 39%
Lt. Governor Hosemann 67% - 33%
Attorney General Fitch 66% - 34%
2020 President Trump 65% - 33%
Senate Hyde-Smith 61% - 37%

Composition

The 1st district includes the entirety of the following counties with the exception of Oktibbeha, which it shares with the 3rd district. Oktibbeha County communities within the 1st district include Sturgis and Maben (which is partially located in Webster County).

#CountySeatPopulation
3 Alcorn Corinth 34,135
9 Benton Ashland 7,438
13 Calhoun Pittsboro 12,685
17 Chickasaw Houston, Okolona 16,866
19 Choctaw Ackerman 8,088
25 Clay West Point 18,206
33 DeSoto Hernando 193,247
57 Itawamba Fulton 24,093
71 Lafayette Oxford 58,467
81 Lee Tupelo 82,799
87 Lowndes Columbus 57,283
93 Marshall Holly Springs 34,123
95 Monroe Aberdeen 33,609
105 Oktibbeha Starkville 51,203
115 Pontotoc Pontotoc 31,535
117 Prentiss Booneville 25,135
137 Tate Senatobia 28,261
139 Tippah Ripley 21,287
141 Tishomingo Iuka 18,507
145 Union New Albany 28,284
155 Webster Walthall 9,988

List of Cities and CPDS with 10,000 or more people

2,500 – 10,000 people

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict location and map
District created March 4, 1847
Jacob Thompson - Brady-Handy.jpg
Jacob Thompson
(Oxford)
Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1851
30th
31st
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
Lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate. [5]
Benjamin Nabers
(Hickory Flat)
Union March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853
32nd Elected in 1851.
Lost re-election as a Whig.
Daniel B. Wright
(Salem)
Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1857
33rd
34th
Elected in 1853.
Re-elected in 1855.
Retired.
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Lucius Q. C. Lamar
(Abbeville)
Democratic March 4, 1857 –
December 20, 1860
35th
36th
Elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
Resigned to become a member of the secession convention of Mississippi.
VacantDecember 20, 1860 –
February 23, 1870
36th
37th
38th
39th
40th
41st
Civil War and Reconstruction
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George E. Harris
(Hernando)
Republican February 23, 1870 –
March 3, 1873
41st
42nd
Elected in 1869 to finish the term and to the next term.
Retired.
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II - Brady-Handy.jpg
Lucius Q. C. Lamar
(Oxford)
Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1877
43rd
44th
Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
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Henry L. Muldrow
(Starkville)
Democratic March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1885
45th
46th
47th
48th
Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Retired to become First Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
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John Allen
(Tupelo)
Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1901
49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd
54th
55th
56th
Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Retired.
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Ezekiel S. Candler Jr.
(Corinth)
Democratic March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1921
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost renomination.
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John Rankin
(Tupelo)
Democratic March 4, 1921 –
January 3, 1953
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Lost renomination.
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Thomas Abernethy
(Okolona)
Democratic January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1973
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Retired.
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Jamie Whitten
(Charleston)
Democratic January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1995
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Retired.
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Roger Wicker
(Tupelo)
Republican January 3, 1995 –
December 31, 2007
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Resigned after being appointed U.S. senator.
2003–2013
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VacantDecember 31, 2007 –
May 13, 2008
110th
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Travis Childers
(Booneville)
Democratic May 13, 2008 –
January 3, 2011
110th
111th
Elected to finish Wicker's term.
Re-elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.
Alan Nunnelee, 112th Congress Official Portrait.jpg
Alan Nunnelee
(Tupelo)
Republican January 3, 2011 –
February 6, 2015
112th
113th
114th
Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Died.
2013–2023
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VacantFebruary 6, 2015 –
June 2, 2015
114th
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Trent Kelly
(Saltillo)
Republican June 2, 2015 –
present
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
119th
Elected to finish Nunnelee's term.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–present
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Recent election results

2012

Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2012 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alan Nunnelee (incumbent) 186,760 60.4
Democratic Brad Morris114,07636.9
Libertarian Danny Bedwell3,5841.2
Constitution Jim R. Bourland2,3900.8
Reform Chris Potts2,3670.8
Total votes309,177 100.0
Republican hold

2014

Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2014 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alan Nunnelee (incumbent) 102,622 67.9
Democratic Ron Dickey43,71328.9
Libertarian Danny Bedwell3,8302.6
Reform Lajena Walley9460.6
Total votes151,111 100.0
Republican hold

2015 special election

Mississippi's 1st congressional district special general election, 2015 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Walter Zinn 15,385 17.41
Nonpartisan Trent Kelly 14,418 16.32
Nonpartisan Mike Tagert11,23112.71
Nonpartisan Greg Pirkle7,1428.08
Nonpartisan Starner Jones6,9937.91
Nonpartisan Chip Mills6,9297.84
Nonpartisan Henry Ross4,3134.88
Nonpartisan Boyce Adams4,0374.57
Nonpartisan Nancy Adams Collins 4,0064.53
Nonpartisan Sam Adcock4,0004.53
Nonpartisan Ed "Doc" Holliday3,9584.48
Nonpartisan Quentin Whitwell3,1243.56
Nonpartisan Daniel Sparks2,8283.20
Total votes88,364 100.0
Mississippi's 1st congressional district special runoff election, 2015 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Trent Kelly 69,516 69.97
Nonpartisan Walter Zinn29,83130.03
Total votes99,347 100
Republican hold

2016

Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2016 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent) 206,455 68.7
Democratic Jacob Owens83,94727.9
Libertarian Chase Wilson6,1812.1
Reform Cathy Toole3,8401.3
Total votes300,123 100.0
Republican hold

2018

Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2018 [11]
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

2020

Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2020 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent) 228,787 68.7
Democratic Antonia Eliason104,00831.3
Total votes332,795 100.0
Republican hold

2022

Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2022 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent) 122,151 72.97
Democratic Dianne Black45,23827.03
Total votes167,389 100.00
Republican hold

2024

Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2024 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent) 223,589 69.81
Democratic Dianne Black96,69730.19
Total votes320,286 100.00
Republican hold

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