The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Mississippi , one from each of the state's four congressional districts . The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections .
2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Republican
Democratic
Last election
3
1
Seats won
3
1
Seat change
Popular vote
453,584
249,591
Percentage
64.18%
35.32%
Swing
1.53%
1.03%
Election results by district Election results by county
Republican
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
The elections were the first under Mississippi's new congressional map after redistricting completed by the state government.[1] All four races were considered uncompetitive in the general election[2] [3] and turnout from Mississippians was the lowest out of the entire United States, measuring in at 31.5%.[4] Republican Representatives Michael Guest and Steven Palazzo faced competitive primaries, where both went to runoffs; Palazzo was ultimately ousted by Mike Ezell in the runoff, mainly in part to an investigation into Palazzo's supposed misuse of campaign funds.[5] [6] Republican representative Trent Kelly was the sole representative of the Mississippi delegation to receive a Trump endorsement and faced no serious challenge.[6] The partisan composition of the delegation remained the same after the election.[2]
2022 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
County results Precinct results Kelly: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Black: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Tie: 50% No votes
Democratic primary results by county Black: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Republican primary results by county Kelly: 70-80% 80-90% >90%
The 1st district takes in the northeastern area of the state, including Columbus , Oxford , Southaven , and Tupelo . The incumbent was Republican Trent Kelly , who was re-elected with 68.7% of the vote in 2020.[7]
Eliminated in primary
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Dianne Black, hair salon owner[11]
Eliminated in primary
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Hunter Kyle Avery, manufacturing worker[12] [13]
2022 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election
County results Precinct results Thompson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Flowers: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Tie: 50% No votes
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 district was expanded during the 2020 census redistricting. The incumbent was Democrat Bennie Thompson , who was re-elected with 66.0% of the vote in 2020.[7] Thompson cruised to re-election in 2022 as expected, though Brian Flowers did give him his toughest race since 2004, when Clinton LeSueur achieved 41% of the vote.[24]
Democratic primary results by countyThompson: 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Eliminated in primary
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Republican primary results by countyFlowers: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%Eller: 30-40% 50-60%
Republican primary runoff results by countyFlowers: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%Eller: 50-60% 60-70%
Brian Flowers, nuclear plant technician, U.S. Navy veteran, and nominee for this district in 2020 [28] [13]
Eliminated in runoff
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Eliminated in primary
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Ron Eller
Executive Branch officials
Organizations
2022 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election
County results Precinct results Guest: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Young: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% No votes
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 district was reduced to include only three of the cities, plus a wealthy area of Jackson due to 2020 census redistricting. The incumbent was Republican Michael Guest , who was elected with 64.7% of the vote in 2020. Guest managed to flip Kemper County , which gave Joe Biden 61.02% of the vote in the 2020 presidential election .[7]
Eliminated in runoff
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Eliminated in primary
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Thomas Griffin, businessman[11]
Republican primary results by countyCassidy: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%Guest: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%
Republican primary runoff results by countyCassidy: 50-60%Guest : 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Shuwaski Young, political organizer[12]
Rahim Talley, businessman, Iraq war veteran and progressive activist[32]
2022 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
County results Precinct results Ezell: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%DuPree: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% No votes
The 4th district encompasses the Mississippi Gulf Coast , including Gulfport , Biloxi , Hattiesburg , Bay St. Louis , Laurel , and Pascagoula . The incumbent was Republican Steven Palazzo , who was re-elected unopposed in 2020.[7]
Eliminated in runoff
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Eliminated in primary
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Mike Ezell
State legislators
Individuals
Carl Boyanton, Republican primary candidate and produce store owner[39]
Raymond Brooks, Republican primary candidate and police officer[39]
Kidron Peterson, Republican primary candidate[39]
Clay Wagner, Republican primary candidate and banker[39] [40]
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[a]
Margin of error
Carl Boyanton
Raymond Brooks
Mike Ezell
Steven Palazzo
Clay Wagner
Brice Wiggins
Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R) [A]
December 11–14, 2021
400 (LV)
± 4.9%
1%
1%
8%
65%
2%
4%
19%
Republican primary results by countyEzell: 30-40% 40-50%Palazzo: 20-30% 30-40% 40-50%Wagner: 30-40%
Republican primary runoff results by county Ezell: 50-60% 60-70% Palazzo: 50-60%
Eliminated in primary
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David Sellers, pastor[32]
David Sellers
Organizations
Labor unions
Democratic primary results by countyDupree: >90% 80-90% 70-80%
Alden Patrick Johnson, firefighter[12] [13]
Withdrawn or disqualified
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^ Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
Partisan clients
^ Poll sponsored by Palazzo's campaign
^ Rakich, Ryan Best, Aaron Bycoffe and Nathaniel (August 9, 2021). "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State - Mississippi" . FiveThirtyEight . Retrieved January 10, 2023 . {{cite web }}
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^ a b Pender, Bobby Harrison, Geoff (November 9, 2022). "Mississippi election results: Three Republicans, one Democrat again win U.S. House seats" . Mississippi Today . Retrieved January 10, 2023 . {{cite web }}
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^ "2022 House Race ratings" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ "Mississippi has lowest voter turnout in U.S. for midterm elections: data" . WJTV . November 15, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ Ward, Myah. "GOP Rep. Steven Palazzo loses primary amid ethics cloud" . POLITICO . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ a b Solender, Andrew (June 8, 2022). "Two more incumbent House Republicans forced into primary runoffs" . Axios . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ a b c d Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 2020" . Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives .
^ Vance, Taylor (January 3, 2022). "U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly qualifies for reelection to U.S. House seat" . www.djournal.com . Retrieved January 6, 2022 .
^ a b c d Bennett, Kelly; Mitchell, J.T.; Arbuckle, Alyssa (March 3, 2022). "Here are the candidates running for Mississippi's congressional seats" . Supertalk Mississippi . Retrieved May 16, 2022 .
^ "Endorsement of Congressman Trent Kelly" . June 5, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "2022 Candidate Qualifying List" (PDF) . Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved March 1, 2022 .
^ a b c d Corder, Frank (July 15, 2021). "Mississippi Congressional Campaign Reporting Points to 2022 Mid-Term Challenges" . Y'all Politics . Retrieved July 28, 2021 .
^ a b c d e f "Politics1 - Online Guide to Mississippi Elections, Candidates & Politics" .
^ "James McCay FEC Statement of Candidacy" (PDF) . Retrieved November 11, 2021 .
^ a b c d "2022 House Race Ratings" . The Cook Political Report . Retrieved January 24, 2022 .
^ a b c d "House Ratings" . The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved March 21, 2022 .
^ a b c d "2022 House Ratings" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022 .
^ a b c d "2022 Election Forecast" . Politico . April 5, 2022.
^ a b c d "Battle for the House 2022" . RCP . June 9, 2022.
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^ a b c d "2022 Election Forecast" . DDHQ . July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022 .
^ a b c d "2022 Election Forecast" . FiveThirtyEight . June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022 .
^ "Certification of Votes For United States House of Representatives, District One" (PDF) . Secretary of State of Mississippi . Retrieved December 13, 2022 .
^ "U.S. House Of Representatives / Mississippi 02" . CNN . Retrieved December 3, 2022 .
^ "Gerald Kerner FEC Statement of Candidacy" (PDF) . Retrieved November 11, 2021 .
^ Corder, Frank (December 27, 2021). "MS02: Thompson draws Democratic opponent critical of own party" . yallpolitics.com . Y'all Politics . Retrieved December 28, 2021 .
^ "Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorsed Candidates" . www.plannedparenthoodaction.org . Retrieved December 22, 2021 .
^ "Brian Flowers FEC Statement of Candidacy" (PDF) . Retrieved November 11, 2021 .
^ Corder, Frank (April 4, 2022). "Trump's former advisor Lt. Gen. Flynn endorses Mississippi Republican 2nd Congressional District candidate Eller" . Y'all Politics . Retrieved April 6, 2022 .
^ "Accomplished Veterans Endorsed by SEAL PAC" . SEAL PAC . Retrieved March 6, 2022 .
^ "Certification of Votes For United States House of Representatives, District Two" (PDF) . Secretary of State of Mississippi . Retrieved December 13, 2022 .
^ a b Corder, Frank (September 15, 2021). "Mississippi Democrats field candidates in all 4 Congressional Districts ahead of 2022 midterms" . Y'all Politics . Retrieved September 18, 2021 .
^ "Certification of Votes For United States House of Representatives, District Three" (PDF) . Secretary of State of Mississippi . Retrieved December 13, 2022 .
^ " 'I've got a serving heart': Mike Ezell announces bid for Congress" . gulflive . April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021 .
^ a b "Candidate who triggered ethics investigation says Palazzo should resign from Congress" . March 5, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021 .
^ Coder, Frank (June 17, 2021). "Palazzo draws third Republican mid-term opponent" . www.yallpolitics.com . Y'all Politics. Retrieved August 22, 2021 .
^ Corder, Frank (September 10, 2021). "MS04: Wagner files to run for Congress, increasing the field to 4 Republicans challenging Palazzo" . Y'all Politics . Retrieved September 12, 2021 .
^ "After 10 years in state senate, Brice Wiggins ready to take on Palazzo, others for congressional seat" . October 26, 2021.
^ a b c d e Pender, Geoff (June 9, 2022). "Every Republican challenger of Rep. Steven Palazzo endorses his runoff opponent Mike Ezell" . Mississippi Today . Nonprofit Mississippi News. Retrieved June 26, 2022 .
^ Wagner, Clay. " "I want to thank every single one of the over 11,000 of you who supported my campaign. I ask that all of you join me in supporting Sheriff Mike Ezell to be our next Congressman. Your support means the world to me and I pray that we all help move south MS forward." - Clay Wagner" . Twitter . Retrieved June 25, 2022 .
^ Burns, Haskel (September 29, 2021). "Former Mayor Dupree qualifies to run for Palazzo's 4th Congressional District seat" . www.hubcityspokes.com . Retrieved November 11, 2021 .
^ a b c Corder, Frank (May 16, 2022). "MS04: Democrat candidate Sellers picks up college chapter, union endorsements ahead of Primary" . yallpolitics.com . Y'all Politics . Retrieved June 16, 2022 .
^ "Graham Hudson Pledges to Support Term Limits on Congress" . www.termlimits.com . U.S. Term Limits. March 9, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021 .
^ Corder, Frank (November 3, 2022). "Trump endorses Ezell ahead of MS04 Congressional Midterm Election" . magnoliatribune.com . Retrieved February 10, 2023 .
^ "Certification of Votes For United States House of Representatives, District Four" (PDF) . Secretary of State of Mississippi . Retrieved December 13, 2022 .
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Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates