| Elections in Mississippi |
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Mississippi elected its member August 5–6, 1822.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Mississippi at-large | Christopher Rankin | Democratic-Republican | 1819 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Elections in Mississippi |
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Mississippi elected its member August 5–6, 1822.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Mississippi at-large | Christopher Rankin | Democratic-Republican | 1819 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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