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Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (April 2 Republican primary runoff)

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Filing deadline: January 12, 2024
Primary: March 12, 2024
Primary runoff: April 2, 2024
General: November 5, 2024
General runoff: November 26, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Mississippi
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Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Democratic
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Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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A Republican Party primary runoff took place on April 2, 2024, in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate would run in the district's general election on November 5, 2024.

Ronald Eller advanced from the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 2.

Ronald Eller and Andrew S. Smith advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2.

All 435 seats were up for election. At the time of the election, Republicans had a 220 to 212 majority with three vacancies.[1] As of June 2024, 45 members of the U.S. House had announced they were not running for re-election. To read more about the U.S. House elections taking place this year, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Democratic candidate won 60.1%-39.9%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 62.5%-36.4%.[2]

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
January 12, 2024
March 12, 2024
November 5, 2024


A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election.

In Mississippi, primaries are open, meaning any registered voter may vote in the primary of their choice. State law says: "No person shall vote or attempt to vote in the primary election of one (1) party when he or she has voted on the same date in the primary election of another party."[3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District Republican primary runoff. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary, Democratic primary, and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Ronald Eller defeated Andrew S. Smith in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on April 2, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Ronald Eller
Ronald Eller Candidate Connection
 
76.8
 
4,837
Image of Andrew S. Smith
Andrew S. Smith Candidate Connection
 
23.2
 
1,459

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,296
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Candidate profiles

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Ronald Eller

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I am a retired U.S.Army officer. I have earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1991 and a master's degree from the University of Nebraska in 1998. My career experience includes working as the CEO, Buck Warrior Enterprises, LLC, and a cardiothoracic physician assistant and perfusionist with St. Dominic Hospital. I have served as the director at large for the Mississippi Academy of Physician Assistants. I am also the Chairman for MS US Term Limits. I grew up in a working-class single-parent household in West Virginia. I married my childhood sweetheart and have been married for over 44 years. We as a family have been blessed to have lived the American Dream; the idea that anyone, through hard work, determination, and prayer can achieve their goals and dreams. I am committed to ensuring that every family has the opportunity to achieve the American Dream. I am an American Patriot with twenty years of active duty military service. I retired as a Captain. My journey in public service started as an Army “Combat Medic 91B.” During my early military career, I had always sought out ways to go above and beyond what I was asked to do; having served in many leadership roles from a Squad Leader, to a Platoon Sergeant and as a Medical Officer. I was selected as Soldier of Year, as well as NCO of Year. I was integral part of establishing the cardiac surgery program in Vicksburg. I continue to serve my fellow man, working in cardiac surgery."

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

I am a American Patriot who stands for Free Enterprise, Limited Government, Individual Liberties, National Defense, and Traditional Values.

Our Nations borders need to be secured! We cannot nor should we allow the invasion of United States. The defense of the nation is a primary duty of the government and they are failing to keep us safe with the invasion of illegal immigrants and drugs. Additionally, if parents of a newborn are here illegally then that child should not be a U.S . Citizen but rather a citizen from the nation the parent came from. This would help break chain migration.

We need to look at Term Limits. Psalms 109:8 NIV May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 in 2024.

Andrew S. Smith

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I'm running to get Joe and Biden-loving-Bennie out of office! I want to: Restore Economic Dominace Rejuvenate Agriculture Revive and Rethink Healthcare Restructure Education Rebuild, Restore, and Reimagine Infrastructure Reduce Crime Reform Taxes Reinforce the Southern Border Restore Rights and Rip Apart the Deep State That's my commitment to you! "

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

Let's retire Joe and Biden-loving-Bennie

Let's build a better tomorrow together

Let's join together for a better, bolder, brighter District 2!

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Mississippi

Election information in Mississippi: April 2, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: March 4, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by March 4, 2024
  • Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: N/A
  • By mail: N/A by N/A
  • Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: April 2, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by April 2, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CST)


Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Ronald Eller Republican Party $160,676 $123,526 $36,729 As of December 31, 2024
Andrew S. Smith Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* 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.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.


Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Mississippi in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Mississippi, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Mississippi U.S. House Democratic N/A $500.00 1/12/2024 Source
Mississippi U.S. House Republican N/A $2,500.00 1/12/2024 Source
Mississippi U.S. House Unaffiliated 200 $500.00 1/12/2024 Source

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ A majority in the U.S. House when there are no vacancies is 218 seats.
  2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  3. ↑ LexisNexis, "Miss. Code Ann. § 23–15–575," accessed September 3, 2025


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Roger Wicker (R)
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