2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday, November 6, 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.

2018 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 Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Last election 3 1 0
Seats won 3 1 0
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 471,162 398,770 48,104
Percentage 50.18% 42.47% 5.12%
Swing Decrease 7.40% Increase 4.42% Increase 3.80%

Overview

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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

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Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi by district:[2]

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 158,245 66.90% 76,601 32.39% 1,675 0.71% 236,521 100% Republican hold
District 2 0 0.00% 158,921 71.79% 62,458 28.21% 221,379 100% Democratic hold
District 3 160,284 62.30% 94,461 36.72% 2,526 0.98% 257,271 100% Republican hold
District 4 152,633 68.22% 68,787 30.75% 2,312 1.03% 223,732 100% Republican hold
Total 471,162 50.18% 398,770 42.47% 68,971 7.35% 938,903 100%
Popular vote
Republican
50.18%
Democratic
42.47%
Other
7.34%
House seats
Republican
75%
Democratic
25%

District 1

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2018 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
 
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Nominee Trent Kelly Randy Wadkins
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 158,245 76,601
Percentage 66.9% 32.4%

 
County results
Kelly:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Wadkins:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Trent Kelly
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Trent Kelly
Republican

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

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  • Randy Wadkins, professor[3]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Randy Wadkins 11,692 100.0
Total votes 11,692 100.0

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent) 30,151 100.0
Total votes 30,151 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[5] Safe R November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 5, 2018
RCP[7] Safe R November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[8] Safe R November 5, 2018
538[9] Safe R November 7, 2018
CNN[10] Safe R October 31, 2018
Politico[11] Safe R November 4, 2018

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Trent
Kelly (R)
Randy
Wadkins (D)
Undecided
Triumph Campaigns[12] July 30–31, 2018 525 ± 3.5% 57% 28% 15%

Results

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2018 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent) 158,245 66.9
Democratic Randy Wadkins 76,601 32.4
Reform Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill 1,675 0.7
Total votes 236,521 100.0
Republican hold

By county

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County[14] Trent Kelly
Republican
Randy Wadkins
Democratic
Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill
Reform
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

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2018 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Bennie Thompson Troy Ray Irving Harris
Party Democratic Independent Reform
Popular vote 158,921 48,104 14,354
Percentage 71.8% 21.7% 6.5%

 
County results
Thompson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Ray:      40–50%

U.S. Representative before election

Bennie Thompson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Bennie Thompson
Democratic

The incumbent was Democrat Bennie Thompson, who had represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bennie Thompson (incumbent) 31,203 100.0
Total votes 31,203 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe D November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[5] Safe D November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe D November 5, 2018
RCP[7] Safe D November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[8] Safe D November 5, 2018
538[9] Safe D November 7, 2018
CNN[10] Safe D October 31, 2018
Politico[11] Safe D November 4, 2018

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Bennie
Thompson (D)
Irving
Harris (REF)
Undecided
Triumph Campaigns[12] July 30–31, 2018 525 ± 3.5% 51% 22% 27%

Results

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2018 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bennie Thompson (incumbent) 158,921 71.8
Independent Troy Ray 48,104 21.7
Reform Irving Harris 14,354 6.5
Total votes 221,379 100.0
Democratic hold

By county

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County[14] Bennie Thompson
Democratic
Troy Ray
Independent
Irving Harris
Reform
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

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2018 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Michael Guest Michael Evans
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 160,284 94,461
Percentage 62.3% 36.7%

 
County results
Guest:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Evans:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Gregg Harper
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Michael Guest
Republican

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]

Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Evans 17,016 69.3
Democratic Michael Aycox 7,525 30.7
Total votes 24,541 100.0

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Guest 29,157 44.8
Republican Whit Hughes 14,464 22.2
Republican Perry Parker 10,562 16.2
Republican Sally Doty 6,608 10.2
Republican Morgan Dunn 3,820 5.9
Republican Katherine Tate 416 0.6
Total votes 65,027 100.0

Runoff results

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Republican primary runoff results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Guest 31,121 65.1
Republican Whit Hughes 16,691 34.9
Total votes 47,812 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[5] Safe R November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 5, 2018
RCP[7] Safe R November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[8] Safe R November 5, 2018
538[9] Safe R November 7, 2018
CNN[10] Safe R October 31, 2018
Politico[11] Safe R November 4, 2018

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Michael
Guest (R)
Michael
Evans (D)
Undecided
Triumph Campaigns[12] July 30–31, 2018 525 ± 3.5% 56% 27% 17%

Results

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2018 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Guest 160,284 62.3
Democratic Michael Evans 94,461 36.7
Reform Matthew Holland 2,526 1.0
Total votes 257,271 100.0
Republican hold

By county

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County[14] Michael Guest
Republican
Michael Evans
Democratic
Matthew Holland
Reform
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

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2018 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Steven Palazzo Jeramey Anderson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 152,633 68,787
Percentage 68.2% 30.8%

 
County results
Palazzo:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Anderson:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Steven Palazzo
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Steven Palazzo
Republican

The incumbent is Republican Steven Palazzo, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

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Primary results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeramey Anderson 14,560 100.0
Total votes 14,560 100.0

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steven Palazzo (incumbent) 30,270 70.5
Republican E. Brian Rose 12,664 29.5
Total votes 42,934 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[5] Safe R November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 5, 2018
RCP[7] Safe R November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[8] Safe R November 5, 2018
538[9] Safe R November 7, 2018
CNN[10] Safe R October 31, 2018
Politico[11] Safe R November 4, 2018

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Steven
Palazzo (R)
Jeramey
Anderson (D)
Undecided
Triumph Campaigns[12] July 30–31, 2018 525 ± 3.5% 54% 37% 10%

Results

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2018 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steven Palazzo (incumbent) 152,633 68.2
Democratic Jeramey Anderson 68,787 30.7
Reform Lajena Sheets 2,312 1.0
Total votes 223,732 100.0
Republican hold

By county

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County[14] Steven Palazzo
Republican
Jeramey Anderson
Democratic
Lajena Sheets
Reform
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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