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Mississippi, U.S. House, District 1

All U.S. congressional districts, including the 1st Congressional District of Mississippi, held elections in 2018.

Heading into the election the incumbent was Trent Kelly (R). He was elected on June 2, 2015, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Alan Nunnelee (R).

Mississippi's 1st Congressional District is located in the northeastern portion of the state and includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster, and Winston counties and a portion of Oktibbeha County.



Campaign contributions

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Trent Kelly Republican Party $928,705 $897,507 $178,086 As of December 31, 2018
Randy Wadkins Democratic Party $156,935 $156,966 $-10 As of December 31, 2018
Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill Reform Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018.

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Mississippi from 2000 to 2016. Data comes from the Mississippi Secretary of State.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Mississippi every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Mississippi 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Donald Trump 57.9% Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 40.1% 17.8%
2012 Republican Party Mitt Romney 55.3% Democratic Party Barack Obama 43.8% 11.5%
2008 Republican Party John McCain 56.2% Democratic Party Barack Obama 43.0% 13.2%
2004 Republican Party George W. Bush 59.5% Democratic Party John Kerry 39.8% 19.7%
2000 Republican Party George W. Bush 57.6% Democratic Party Al Gore 40.7% 16.9%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Mississippi from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the two seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Mississippi 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014 Republican Party Thad Cochran 59.9% Democratic Party Travis Childers 37.9% 22.0%
2012 Republican Party Roger Wicker 57.2% Democratic Party Albert Gore 40.6% 16.6%
2008 Republican Party Thad Cochran 61.4% Democratic Party Erik Fleming 38.6% 22.8%
2008 (special) Republican Party Roger Wicker 55.0% Democratic Party Ronnie Musgrove 45.0% 10.0%
2006 Republican Party Trent Lott 63.6% Democratic Party Erik Fleming 34.9% 28.7%
2002 Republican Party Thad Cochran 84.6% Reform Party Shawn O'Hara 15.4% 69.2%
2000 Republican Party Trent Lott 65.9% Democratic Party Troy Brown 31.6% 34.3%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Mississippi.

Election results (Governor), Mississippi 2000-2016

Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2015 Republican Party Phil Bryant 66.6% Democratic Party Robert Gray 32.1% 34.5%
2011 Republican Party Phil Bryant 61.0% Democratic Party Johnny DuPree 39.0% 22.0%
2007 Republican Party Haley Barbour 57.9% Democratic Party John Eaves 42.1% 15.8%
2003 Republican Party Haley Barbour 52.6% Democratic Party Ronnie Musgrove 45.8% 6.8%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Mississippi in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Mississippi 2000-2016

Year Republicans Republicans (%) Democrats Democrats (%) Balance of power
2016 Republican Party 4 75.0% Democratic Party 1 25.0% R+2
2014 Republican Party 4 75.0% Democratic Party 1 25.0% R+2
2012 Republican Party 4 75.0% Democratic Party 1 25.0% R+2
2010 Republican Party 4 75.0% Democratic Party 1 25.0% R+2
2008 Republican Party 1 25.0% Democratic Party 3 75.0% D+2
2006 Republican Party 2 50.0% Democratic Party 2 50.0% Even
2004 Republican Party 2 50.0% Democratic Party 2 50.0% Even
2002 Republican Party 2 50.0% Democratic Party 2 50.0% Even
2008 Republican Party 2 40.0% Democratic Party 3 60.0% D+1

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Mississippi Party Control: 1992-2019
Four years of Democratic trifectasSix years of Republican trifectas

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Governor R R R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R D D D R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R


Demographics

Demographic data for Mississippi

MississippiU.S.
Total population:2,989,390316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):46,9233,531,905
Gender
Female:51.4%50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:59.2%73.6%
Black/African American:37.4%12.6%
Asian:1%5.1%
Native American:0.4%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:1.2%3%
Hispanic/Latino:2.9%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:82.3%86.7%
College graduation rate:20.7%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$39,665$53,889
Persons below poverty level:27%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Mississippi.

As of July 2016, Mississippi's three largest cities were Jackson (pop. est. 170,000), Gulfport (pop. est. 72,000), and Southaven (pop. est. 54,000).