Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
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| Filing deadline: December 26, 2025 |
| Primary: March 10, 2026 Primary runoff: April 7, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Mississippi, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is March 10, 2026, and a primary runoff is April 7, 2026. The general runoff is December 1, 2026. The filing deadline was December 26, 2025. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (March 10 Republican primary)
- Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (March 10 Democratic primary)
2026 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the March 10 Democratic primary as a battleground race. The summary below is from our coverage of this election here
Incumbent Bennie Thompson (D), Evan Turnage (D), and Pertis Williams III (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District on March 10, 2026. Thompson and Turnage have led in media attention.
The Associated Press' Sophie Bates wrote that Turnage's challenge is "the latest in a trend of young Democrats looking to oust the party’s old guard and rebrand the party after the 2024 election," and The Clarion-Ledger's Charlie Drape wrote the election "[sets] the stage for a contest that could test whether seniority and national stature still outweigh calls for change in one of Mississippi’s most reliably Democratic districts."[1][2]
Thompson was first elected in 1993. Thompson is running on his record. In a Facebook post, he wrote, "Serving the people of this district isn’t just my job, it’s my honor and my responsibility. This work is rooted in the relationships built over time and the trust placed in me by the community I am proud to call home."[3] He is also campaigning on preserving government services, and wrote in a newsletter, "I was proud to co-sponsor the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025 and the Rural Health Clinic Location Modernization Act of 2025 to help families get the healthcare they need and to keep food on the table."[4]
Turnage is an antitrust attorney and former counsel for Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).[5] On his campaign website, Turnage says "he will stay focused on delivering real wins, stand up to Trump, and fight every day to ensure Mississippians can not only get by, but finally get ahead."[6] He is also campaigning on affordability and antitrust measures, saying, "Affordability is at the top of mind for people. It’s not enough anymore to just say you’re a Democrat or you’re not Donald Trump. People want real plans."[7]
Turnage says that the district wants a change in leadership, saying, "I've talked to so many people and it's clear that there's an appetite for new leadership, an appetite for a fighter from Mississippi. This is the poorest district in the poorest state in the country. It was like that when [Thompson] was elected, and it remains that way today."[2] Thompson has defended his record and says, "I am confident that my record on behalf of the people of Mississippi’s Second Congressional District will speak for itself. I will continue to run my campaign the way I always have. I trust the voters of the district to make their choice."[8]
If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, the primary will go to a runoff scheduled for April 7.
This page focuses on the Democratic primary in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (March 10 Republican primary)
- Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
Candidates and election results
General election
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
The primary will occur on March 10, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2
Bennie Foster is running in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2
Incumbent Bennie Thompson, Evan Turnage, and Pertis Williams III are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on March 10, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2
Ron Eller and Kevin Wilson are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on March 10, 2026.
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 | Kevin Wilson | |
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Candidate profiles
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Mississippi
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Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Bennie Thompson | Democratic Party | $460,496 | $426,807 | $1,659,853 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| Evan Turnage | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Pertis Williams III | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Ron Eller | Republican Party | $11,415 | $6,176 | $41,968 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| Kevin Wilson | Republican Party | $55,677 | $39,679 | $15,998 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| Bennie Foster | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. 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." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[9]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[10][11][12]
| Race ratings: Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Mississippi in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Mississippi, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Mississippi | U.S. House | Democratic | N/A | $500 | 12/26/2025 | Source |
| Mississippi | U.S. House | Republican | N/A | $2500 | 12/26/2025 | Source |
| Mississippi | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | $200 | 500 | 12/26/2025 | Source |
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
General election
General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2
Incumbent Bennie Thompson (D) defeated Ron Eller (R) in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bennie Thompson (D) | 62.0 | 177,885 |
| | Ron Eller (R) | 38.0 | 108,956 | |
| Total votes: 286,841 | |||
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Republican primary runoff
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 2
Ron Eller (R) defeated Andrew S. Smith (R) in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on April 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ron Eller | 76.8 | 4,837 |
 | Andrew S. Smith | 23.2 | 1,459 | |
| Total votes: 6,296 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2
Incumbent Bennie Thompson (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on March 12, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bennie Thompson | 100.0 | 44,295 |
| Total votes: 44,295 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2
Ron Eller (R) and Andrew S. Smith (R) advanced to a runoff. They defeated Taylor Turcotte (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on March 12, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ron Eller | 46.6 | 14,991 |
| ✔ | | Andrew S. Smith | 35.7 | 11,493 |
 | Taylor Turcotte | 17.6 | 5,675 | |
| Total votes: 32,159 | |||
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General election
General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2
Incumbent Bennie Thompson (D) defeated Brian Flowers (R) in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bennie Thompson (D) | 60.1 | 108,285 |
 | Brian Flowers (R) | 39.9 | 71,884 | |
| Total votes: 180,169 | |||
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Republican primary runoff
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 2
Brian Flowers (R) defeated Ron Eller (R) in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Flowers | 58.5 | 6,224 |
| | Ron Eller | 41.5 | 4,418 | |
| Total votes: 10,642 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2
Incumbent Bennie Thompson (D) defeated Jerry Kerner (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bennie Thompson | 96.3 | 49,907 |
| Jerry Kerner | 3.7 | 1,927 | ||
| Total votes: 51,834 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2
Brian Flowers (R) and Ron Eller (R) advanced to a runoff. They defeated Michael Carson (R) and Stanford Johnson (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Flowers | 43.2 | 6,087 |
| ✔ | | Ron Eller | 32.4 | 4,564 |
 | Michael Carson | 21.0 | 2,966 | |
 | Stanford Johnson | 3.5 | 487 | |
| Total votes: 14,104 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeffrey Keuneke (R)
General election
General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2
Incumbent Bennie Thompson (D) defeated Brian Flowers (R) in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bennie Thompson (D) | 66.0 | 196,224 |
| | Brian Flowers (R) | 34.0 | 101,010 | |
| Total votes: 297,234 | |||
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Republican primary runoff
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 2
Brian Flowers (R) defeated Thomas Carey (R) in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Flowers | 70.0 | 3,822 |
| Thomas Carey | 30.0 | 1,638 | ||
| Total votes: 5,460 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2
Incumbent Bennie Thompson (D) defeated Sonia Rathburn (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on March 10, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bennie Thompson | 94.0 | 97,921 |
 | Sonia Rathburn | 6.0 | 6,256 | |
| Total votes: 104,177 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2
Brian Flowers (R) and Thomas Carey (R) advanced to a runoff. They defeated B.C. Hammond (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on March 10, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Flowers | 37.8 | 9,883 |
| ✔ | Thomas Carey | 36.2 | 9,456 | |
 | B.C. Hammond | 26.0 | 6,812 | |
| Total votes: 26,151 | |||
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District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Mississippi.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Mississippi in 2026. Information below was calculated on Dec. 26, 2025, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Fifteen candidates — nine Democrats and six Republicans — ran for Mississippi’s four U.S. House districts. That’s 3.8 candidates per district. There were three candidates per district in 2024, 5.8 in 2022, 3.8 in 2020, 3.5 in 2018, 2.8 in 2016, and 4.3 in 2014.
No districts were open in 2026, meaning all incumbents — one Democrat and three Republicans — ran for re-election. There was one district open in 2018, the only election cycle since 2014 in which a district was open.
Five primaries — three Democratic and two Republican — were contested in 2026. In total, there were three contested primaries in 2024, seven in 2022, five in 2020, three in 2018, three in 2016, and six in 2014.
Two districts — the 2nd and the 4th — tied for the most candidates who ran for a district in 2026. Three candidates ran in each district.
Two incumbents — Reps. Bennie Thompson (D-2nd) and Mike Ezell (R-4th) — faced primary challengers in 2026. There was one incumbent in a contested primary in 2024, four in 2022, three in 2020, one in 2018, two in 2016, and three in 2014.
Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all four districts, meaning no districts were guaranteed to either party.Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Mississippi's 2nd the 120th most Democratic district nationally.[13]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.
Kamala Harris  | Donald Trump  |
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| 60.0% | 39.0% |
Presidential voting history
Mississippi presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 16 Democratic wins
- 15 Republican wins
- 2 other wins
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Mississippi's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Mississippi | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Mississippi's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | Tate Reeves |
| Lieutenant Governor | Delbert Hosemann |
| Secretary of State | Michael Watson |
| Attorney General | Lynn Fitch |
State legislature
Mississippi State Senate
| Party | As of January 2026 | |
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| Democratic Party | 18 | |
| Republican Party | 34 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | |
Mississippi House of Representatives
| Party | As of January 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 42 | |
| Republican Party | 78 | |
| Independent | 2 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 122 | |
Trifecta control
Mississippi Party Control: 1992-2025
Four years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| 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 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| 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 | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R[17] | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | 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 | R | R | R | R | R | R |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Associated Press, "Young Democrat launches primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson in Mississippi," December 17, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Clarion-Ledger, "Meet Evan Turnage, a former Senate aide challenging Rep. Bennie Thompson," December 17, 2025
- ↑ Facebook, "Bennie Thompson Facebook post, January 16, 2026
- ↑ Congressman Bennie Thompson, "2025 Year in Review," January 14, 2025
- ↑ Evan Turnage 2026 campaign website, "Meet Evan Turnage," accessed Januiary 19, 2026
- ↑ Evan Turnage 2026 campaign website, "Homepage," accessed January 19, 2026
- ↑ Mississippi Today, "Attorney with ties to Schumer, Warren launches Democratic primary challenge of Rep. Bennie Thompson," December 17, 2025
- ↑ The Grio, "Former Morehouse valedictorian and Senate aide challenges longtime Rep. Bennie Thompson: ‘It’s time’," December 17, 2025
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ Although he was not on the ballot, Harry F. Byrd (D) won Mississippi's eight unpledged electoral votes in the 1960 election against Richard Nixon (R) and Democratic Party nominee John F. Kennedy.
- ↑ States' Rights Democratic Party
- ↑ American Independent Party
- ↑ Republicans gained a majority in 2007 when two Democratic state senators switched their party affiliation. Democrats regained the majority as a result of the 2007 elections.
