2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

For related races, see 2024 United States House of Representatives elections.

The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the State of Mississippi, one each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections took place on March 12, 2024.

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

← 2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →
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 812,799 350,353 Percentage 69.88% 30.12% Swing 5.70% 5.20%
Republican   60–70%   70–80%   >90% Democratic   60–70%

District 1

2024 Mississippi's 1st congressional district

← 2022 2026 →

Nominee Trent Kelly Dianne Black Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 223,589 96,697 Percentage 69.8% 30.2%

County results Kelly:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Black:      50–60%

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

See also: Mississippi's 1st congressional district

The 1st district takes in the northeastern area of the state, including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. The incumbent is Republican Trent Kelly, who was re-elected with 73.0% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Trent Kelly, incumbent U.S. representative^[2]

Endorsements

Trent Kelly

Organizations

• AIPAC^[3]
• Pro-Israel America(Post-primary)^[4]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of February 21, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Trent Kelly (R)	$648,681	$553,877	$420,515
Source: Federal Election Commission[5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dianne Black, hair salon owner and nominee for this district in 2022^[6]

Eliminated in primary

• Bronco Williams, teacher^[6]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dianne Black	12,147	85.0
	Democratic	Bronco Williams	2,138	15.0
Total votes			14,285	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Solid R	July 28, 2023
Inside Elections[8]	Solid R	July 28, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe R	June 8, 2023
Elections Daily[10]	Safe R	June 8, 2023
CNalysis[11]	Solid R	November 16, 2023

Results

2024 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Trent Kelly (incumbent)	223,589	69.8
	Democratic	Dianne Black	96,697	30.2
Total votes			320,286	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2024 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district

← 2022 2026 →

Nominee Bennie Thompson Ron Eller Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 177,885 108,956 Percentage 62.0% 38.0%

County results Thompson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Eller:      50–60%      60–70%

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 incumbent is Democrat Bennie Thompson, who was re-elected with 60.1% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bennie Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative^[13]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of February 21, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Bennie Thompson (D)	$513,919	$545,873	$1,698,954
Source: Federal Election Commission[14]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ron Eller, physician assistant and candidate for this district in 2022^[15]

Eliminated in runoff

• Andrew Smith, businessman^[6]

Eliminated in primary

• Taylor Turcotte, regional sales manager^[6]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of February 21, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ron Eller (R)	$1,355	$2,129	$45
Source: Federal Election Commission[14]

Results

Neither of the candidates won more than 50% of the vote, so the two top candidates, Eller and Smith, advanced to a runoff that will be held on April 2.^[16] Eller won 16 counties and portions of Madison and Hinds counties, performing best in Warren County, while Smith won 12 counties, predominantly in the northern part of the district.

Results by county:

  Eller–60–70%

  Eller–50–60%

  Eller–40–50%

  Eller–30–40%

  Smith–40–50%

  Smith–50–60%

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Eller	14,991	46.6
	Republican	Andrew Smith	11,493	35.7
	Republican	Taylor Turcotte	5,675	17.6
Total votes			32,159	100.0

Republican primary runoff results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Eller	4,837	76.8
	Republican	Andrew Smith	1,459	23.2
Total votes			6,296	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Solid D	July 28, 2023
Inside Elections[8]	Solid D	July 28, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe D	June 8, 2023
Elections Daily[10]	Safe D	June 8, 2023
CNalysis[11]	Solid D	November 16, 2023

Results

2024 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bennie Thompson (incumbent)	177,885	62.0
	Republican	Ron Eller	108,956	38.0
Total votes			286,841	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2024 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district

← 2022 2026 →

Nominee Michael Guest Party Republican Popular vote 265,159 Percentage 100.0%

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 incumbent is Republican Michael Guest, who was re-elected with 70.7% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Guest, incumbent U.S. representative^[13]

Endorsements

Michael Guest

Organizations

• AIPAC^[3]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of February 21, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Michael Guest (R)	$517,479	$249,826	$292,671
Source: Federal Election Commission[17]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

• Jarvis Gordon, U.S. Department of Agriculture employee^[6]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Solid R	July 28, 2023
Inside Elections[8]	Solid R	July 28, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe R	June 8, 2023
Elections Daily[10]	Safe R	June 8, 2023
CNalysis[11]	Solid R	November 16, 2023

Results

2024 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Guest (incumbent)	265,159	100.0
Total votes			265,159	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2024 Mississippi's 4th congressional district

← 2022 2026 →

Nominee Mike Ezell Craig Raybon Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 215,095 75,771 Percentage 73.9% 26.1%

County results Ezell:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Ezell 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 is Republican Mike Ezell, who was elected with 73.3% of the vote in 2022.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Ezell, incumbent U.S. representative^[19]

Eliminated in primary

• Carl Boyanton, produce store owner and candidate for this district in 2020 and 2022^[20]
• Michael McGill, retiree^[21]

Endorsements

Mike Ezell

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States^[22]

Organizations

• AIPAC^[3]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Carl Boyanton (R)	$531,145[a]	$163,379	$367,765
Mike Ezell (R)	$732,002	$568,296	$171,978
Michael McGill (R)	$9,617[b]	$4,651	$2,477
Source: Federal Election Commission[23]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Ezell (incumbent)	52,028	73.3
	Republican	Carl Boyanton	13,432	18.9
	Republican	Michael McGill	5,493	7.7
Total votes			70,953	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Craig Raybon, truck driver^[6]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Solid R	July 28, 2023
Inside Elections[8]	Solid R	July 28, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe R	June 8, 2023
Elections Daily[10]	Safe R	June 8, 2023
CNalysis[11]	Solid R	November 16, 2023

Results

2024 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Ezell (incumbent)	215,095	73.9
	Democratic	Craig Raybon	75,771	26.1
Total votes			290,866	100.0
	Republican hold

Notes

1. $509,500 of this total was self-funded by Boyanton
2. $2,625 of this total was self-funded by McGill

References

1. "2022 National House Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
2. Corder, Frank (October 18, 2023). "Election 2024: U.S. Senate, 4th Congressional District look to be the races to watch in Mississippi". Magnolia Tribune. Retrieved November 19, 2023. Thus far, the only declared candidate in Mississippi's 1st Congressional District is incumbent Republican Congressman Trent Kelly.
3. "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
4. "Pro-Israel America Announces Twelve New Candidate Endorsements". Pro Israel America. March 28, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
5. "2024 Election United States House - Mississippi 1st". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
6. "2024 Candidate Qualifying List". Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
7. "2024 House Race Ratings: Another Competitive Fight for Control". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
8. "First 2024 House Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
9. "Initial House Ratings: Battle for Majority Starts as a Toss-up". Sabato's Crystal Ball. February 23, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
10. "Election Ratings". Elections Daily. August 9, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
11. "2024 House Forecast". November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
12. "Official Results Total Votes Reported by Counties for Federal General Election" (PDF). MS SOS. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
13. Goldberg, Michael (January 2, 2024). "Thompson and Guest to run for reelection in Mississippi, both confirm as qualifying period opens". Associated Press. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
14. "2024 Election United States House - Mississippi 2nd". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
15. Bennett, Kelly (January 4, 2024). "Mississippi congressional candidates piling up as filing period opens". SuperTalk Mississippi Media. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
16. Pettus, Emily (March 13, 2024). "Mississippi Republican Sen. Wicker advances to general election. State also holds 4 House primaries". AP News. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
17. "2024 Election United States House - Mississippi 3rd". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
18. "Certification of Votes For United States House of Representatives, District Three" (PDF). Secretary of State of Mississippi. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
19. Parker, Brooke (December 29, 2023). "Congressman Mike Ezell announces run for re-election". WXXV-TV. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
20. Lindsey, Austin (September 8, 2023). "Carl Boyanton announces bid for Congress". WVXXV25. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
21. Frisk, Garrett (October 11, 2023). "Mississippi Republican Mike Ezell Faces Primary Challenge from Army Veteran". Diamond Eye Candidate Report. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
22. "Mike Ezell latest to pick up Trump endorsement with congressional primary looming - SuperTalk Mississippi". March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
23. "2024 Election United States House - Mississippi 4th". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Trent Kelly (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Mike Ezell (R) for Congress