Mississippi's 1st congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Area | 11,412 sq mi (29,560 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2023) | 745,641 [1] |
Median household income | $61,172 [2] |
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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.
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.
Year | Office | Results [4] |
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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% |
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).
# | County | Seat | Population |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Alan Nunnelee (incumbent) | 186,760 | 60.4 | |
Democratic | Brad Morris | 114,076 | 36.9 | |
Libertarian | Danny Bedwell | 3,584 | 1.2 | |
Constitution | Jim R. Bourland | 2,390 | 0.8 | |
Reform | Chris Potts | 2,367 | 0.8 | |
Total votes | 309,177 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Alan Nunnelee (incumbent) | 102,622 | 67.9 | |
Democratic | Ron Dickey | 43,713 | 28.9 | |
Libertarian | Danny Bedwell | 3,830 | 2.6 | |
Reform | Lajena Walley | 946 | 0.6 | |
Total votes | 151,111 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Walter Zinn | 15,385 | 17.41 | |
Nonpartisan | Trent Kelly | 14,418 | 16.32 | |
Nonpartisan | Mike Tagert | 11,231 | 12.71 | |
Nonpartisan | Greg Pirkle | 7,142 | 8.08 | |
Nonpartisan | Starner Jones | 6,993 | 7.91 | |
Nonpartisan | Chip Mills | 6,929 | 7.84 | |
Nonpartisan | Henry Ross | 4,313 | 4.88 | |
Nonpartisan | Boyce Adams | 4,037 | 4.57 | |
Nonpartisan | Nancy Adams Collins | 4,006 | 4.53 | |
Nonpartisan | Sam Adcock | 4,000 | 4.53 | |
Nonpartisan | Ed "Doc" Holliday | 3,958 | 4.48 | |
Nonpartisan | Quentin Whitwell | 3,124 | 3.56 | |
Nonpartisan | Daniel Sparks | 2,828 | 3.20 | |
Total votes | 88,364 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Trent Kelly | 69,516 | 69.97 | |
Nonpartisan | Walter Zinn | 29,831 | 30.03 | |
Total votes | 99,347 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Trent Kelly (incumbent) | 206,455 | 68.7 | |
Democratic | Jacob Owens | 83,947 | 27.9 | |
Libertarian | Chase Wilson | 6,181 | 2.1 | |
Reform | Cathy Toole | 3,840 | 1.3 | |
Total votes | 300,123 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Trent Kelly (incumbent) | 158,245 | 66.9 | |
Democratic | Randy Wadkins | 76,601 | 32.4 | |
Reform | Tracella Lou O'Hara Hil | 1,675 | 0.7 | |
Total votes | 236,521 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Trent Kelly (incumbent) | 228,787 | 68.7 | |
Democratic | Antonia Eliason | 104,008 | 31.3 | |
Total votes | 332,795 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Trent Kelly (incumbent) | 122,151 | 72.97 | |
Democratic | Dianne Black | 45,238 | 27.03 | |
Total votes | 167,389 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Trent Kelly (incumbent) | 223,589 | 69.81 | |
Democratic | Dianne Black | 96,697 | 30.19 | |
Total votes | 320,286 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
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