Mississippi's 4th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 28 Republican primary runoff)

Elections in Mississippi, 2022

• Runoff date: June 28, 2022
• Mail-in registration deadline: May 31, 2022
• Online registration deadline: N/A
• In-person registration deadline: May 31, 2022

• Early voting starts: N/A
• Early voting ends: N/A
• Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Absentee/mail-in voting deadline: June 28, 2022

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Mississippi's 4th Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary Republican primary runoff General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 1, 2022
Primary: June 7, 2022 Primary runoff: June 28, 2022 General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Mississippi
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): R+22 Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
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Mike Ezell defeated incumbent Steven Palazzo in the June 28 Republican primary runoff for Mississippi's 4th Congressional District. Ezell received 53.6% of the vote and Palazzo received 46.4%. In the June 7 primary, Palazzo received 31.6% of the vote, while Ezell received 25.1%. Both candidates advanced to a runoff because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote.

Palazzo was first elected to the U.S. House in 2010. From 2006 to 2011, he served in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Palazzo said voters should choose him because of his experience in Congress, relationships at the state, local, and federal levels, and seat on the House Committee on Appropriations. Palazzo said, "If we lose this Appropriations seat, we will not get it back." Palazzo also said, "I'm the one with the proven track record. I've been working hard for south Mississippi for over 12 years. Look, $26 billion for 26 ships since 2011, fighting for our men and women in uniform, helping to secure funds for the wall on our southern border. I think I've been an effective legislator for south Mississippi." House Minority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and the National Right to Life endorsed Palazzo's re-election.

At the time of the election, Ezell was the Jackson County Sheriff, a position to which he was first elected in 2014. Ezell campaigned on protecting the 2nd Amendment, securing the border, and growing the economy. Ezell said voters should choose him because of his law enforcement experience: "From the chaos and crisis on our southern border to the crime and drugs that are hurting so many communities across our country, it’s going to take someone in Congress with real law enforcement experience to tackle these issues that affect all of us." The candidates who lost in the June 7 primary—Clay Wagner, Brice Wiggins, Carl Boyanton, Raymond Brooks, and Kidron Peterson—endorsed Ezell.

Allegations that Palazzo previously misused campaign funds were an issue in the primary, with Ezell saying, "Steven Palazzo has been under the cloud of an ethics investigation." In 2020, the Office of Congressional Ethics released a report that said the allegations should be further investigated because "there is substantial reason to believe that Rep. Palazzo converted funds to personal use to pay expenses that were not legitimate and verifiable campaign expenditures attributable to bona fide campaign or political purposes." Palazzo denied the allegations. Palazzo's campaign spokesman said, "All of this from the beginning was political, created by Congressman Palazzo's political opponents...We've long been ready to get this behind us and we fully believe it will be resolved in Congressman Palazzo's favor." At the time of the election, the House Ethics Committee's review of the allegations was ongoing.

This page focuses on Mississippi's 4th Congressional District Republican primary runoff. For more in-depth information on the Republican primary, the district's Democratic primary, and the general election, see the following pages:

• Mississippi's 4th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 7 Republican primary)
• Mississippi's 4th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 7 Democratic primary)
• Mississippi's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

Candidates and election results

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 4

Mike Ezell defeated incumbent Steven Palazzo in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 4 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Ezell	53.8	31,225
		Steven Palazzo	46.2	26,849

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,074
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News and conflicts in this primary

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• Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 29 (June 30, 2022)

Candidate comparison

Candidate profiles

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Steven Palazzo

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: Yes

Political Office: 

• Mississippi's 4th Congressional District (Assumed office: 2011)
  
• Mississippi House of Representatives (2006-2011)

Biography:  Palazzo served in the U.S. Marine Corps and in the Mississippi National Guard, and earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi. His professional experience includes starting and running his own accounting firm.

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Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

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Palazzo campaigned on backing law enforcement, saying, "In Congress I have allocated millions of dollars for local police forces through federal grants and have supported them through legislation to increase penalities and mandatory sentences for those who attack our law enforcement officers."

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Palazzo campaigned on opposing abortion, saying, "I will never stop fighting for the lives of the unborn, and to end the practice of abortion once and for all."

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Palazzo campaigned on securing the border, saying, "As a member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee and the House American Security Task Force, I am dedicated to stopping illegal immigration and rooting out the evil that it brings. Border Security is National Security!"

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Show sources

Sources: Steven Palazzo 2022 campaign website, "Where I stand," accessed June 2022; Steven Palazzo 2022 campaign website, "About Steven," accessed June 22, 2022; Steven Palazzo U.S. House website, "Biography," accessed June 22

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Mississippi District 4 in 2022.

Mike Ezell

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

Jackson County Sheriff (Assumed office: 2016)

Biography:  Ezell earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1997. His professional experience includes working as a law enforcement officer.

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Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

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Ezell campaigned on supporting law enforcement, saying he's "ready to take on the radical left and politicians who want to defund the police."

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Ezell campaigned on protecting the 2nd Amendment, promising to "kill any legislation aimed at taking away our right to bear arms."

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Ezell campaigned on securing the border, saying he'll "push to finish the wall and keep our communities safe."

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Show sources

Sources: Mike Ezell 2022 campaign website, "Issues," accessed June 22, 2022; Mike Ezell 2022 campaign website, "About," accessed June 22, 2022

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Mississippi District 4 in 2022.

Campaign advertisements

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Steven Palazzo

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Mike Ezell

June 15, 2022

June 8, 2022

June 1, 2022

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Endorsements

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• Steven Palazzo

Election competitiveness

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.
• 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.

Race ratings: Mississippi's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
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.

Election spending

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Steven Palazzo	Republican Party	$1,169,775	$1,460,684	$10,120	As of December 31, 2022
Mike Ezell	Republican Party	$1,062,858	$1,054,586	$8,272	As of December 31, 2022
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. 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.

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 before and after redistricting.
• Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Mississippi District 4
until January 2, 2023

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Mississippi District 4
starting January 3, 2023

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Mississippi after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district. This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Mississippi
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Mississippi's 1st	33.4%	65.1%	33.8%	64.8%
Mississippi's 2nd	62.5%	36.4%	63.7%	35.2%
Mississippi's 3rd	37.2%	61.5%	38.6%	60.1%
Mississippi's 4th	30.3%	68.2%	30.3%	68.3%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

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 2022. Information below was calculated on April 8, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

As of the candidate filing deadline, 24 candidates—an average of six for each of Mississippi's four U.S. House districts—filed to run, including 16 Republicans, seven Democrats, and one Libertarian. The six candidates per district average was more than it was in both 2020—3.5 candidates per district—and 2018 (4.75).

All four incumbents filed for re-election, leaving no districts open. Mississippi had only one open-seat U.S. House race since 2012. Former Rep. Gregg Harper (R) did not run for re-election in 2018 in the state's 3rd Congressional District and Rep. Michael Guest (R) won the Republican nomination from a six-candidate field. Guest defeated Michael Evans (D) in the general election that year, 62% to 37%.

This was the first candidate filing deadline to take place under new district lines adopted following Mississippi's decennial redistricting process. Mississippi was apportioned four seats in the House of Representatives, the same number it received after the 2010 census. Gov. Tate Reeves (R) signed the state's congressional redistricting plan on January 24, 2022. After the state Senate approved the plan, Lee Sanderlin wrote in the Mississippi Clarion-Ledger, “The bill preserves the current balance of congressional power in Mississippi, keeping three seats for Republicans and one for lone Democrat Bennie Thompson."

All four U.S. House incumbents drew primary challengers for the first time since 2012. Overall, the candidate filing deadline set seven contested primaries—four Republican and three Democratic. The only U.S. House district without a Democratic or Republican primary was Mississippi's 3rd District, where Shuwaski Young (D) was left unopposed for his party's nomination.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+22. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 22 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Mississippi's 4th the 29th most Republican district nationally.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Mississippi's 4th based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
30.3%	68.2%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Mississippi, 2020

Mississippi presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 16 Democratic wins
• 13 Republican wins
• 2 other wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	SR	D	D	D	R	AI	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Mississippi and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019. {{{Demo widget}}}

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Mississippi's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Mississippi, November 2022
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 November 2022.

State executive officials in Mississippi, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Tate Reeves
Lieutenant Governor	Delbert Hosemann
Secretary of State	Michael D. Watson Jr.
Attorney General	Lynn Fitch

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Mississippi State Legislature as of November 2022.

Mississippi State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	16
	Republican Party	36
	Vacancies	0
Total		52

Mississippi House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	42
	Republican Party	75
	Independent	3
	Vacancies	2
Total		122

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Mississippi was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Mississippi Party Control: 1992-2022
Four years of Democratic trifectas  •  Eleven 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
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
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	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

Election context

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Mississippi in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Mississippi, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Mississippi	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	N/A	$500.00	3/1/2022	Source
Mississippi	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	200	$500.00	3/1/2022	Source

2020

See also: Mississippi's 4th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 4

Incumbent Steven Palazzo won election in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Palazzo (R)	100.0	255,971

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 255,971
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 4

Incumbent Steven Palazzo defeated Robert Deming, Samuel Hickman, and Carl Boyanton in the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 4 on March 10, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Palazzo	66.8	54,318
	Submit photo	Robert Deming	14.1	11,463
	Submit photo	Samuel Hickman	9.8	7,981
		Carl Boyanton	9.3	7,533

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 81,295
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2018

See also: Mississippi's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 4

Incumbent Steven Palazzo defeated Jeramey Anderson and Lajena Sheets in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Palazzo (R)	68.2	152,633
		Jeramey Anderson (D)	30.7	68,787
	Submit photo	Lajena Sheets (Reform Party)	1.0	2,312

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 223,732 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Turner (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 4

Jeramey Anderson advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 4 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeramey Anderson	100.0	14,560

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 14,560
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 4

Incumbent Steven Palazzo defeated E. Brian Rose in the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 4 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Palazzo	70.5	30,270
		E. Brian Rose	29.5	12,664

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 42,934
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2016

See also: Mississippi's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Steven Palazzo (R) defeated Mark Gladney (D), Richard Blake McCluskey (L) and Shawn O'Hara (Reform) in the general election. Each ran unopposed in their respective primaries.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steven Palazzo Incumbent	65%	181,323
	Democratic	Mark Gladney	27.8%	77,505
	Libertarian	Richard Blake McCluskey	5.3%	14,687
	Reform	Shawn O'Hara	1.9%	5,264
Total Votes				278,779
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State

2014

See also: Mississippi's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Steven Palazzo (R) defeated challengers Matt Moore (D), Joey Robinson (L), Sarge Jackson (RP), Cindy Burleson (I) and Ed Reich (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 4 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steven Palazzo Incumbent	69.9%	108,776
	Democratic	Matt Moore	24.3%	37,869
	Libertarian	Joey Robinson	2.2%	3,473
	Reform	Eli Jackson	0.6%	917
	Independent	Cindy Burleson	2.4%	3,684
	Independent	Ed Reich	0.6%	857
Total Votes				155,576
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State Official Results

General election candidates

• Steven Palazzo - Incumbent a
• Matt Moore
• Joey Robinson
• Sarge Jackson
• Cindy Burleson
• Ed Reich

June 3, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

• Steven Palazzo - Incumbenta
• Tom Carter
• Ron Vincent
• Gene Taylor
• Tavish Kelly

Democratic Primary

• Trish Causey
• Matt Moorea

2012

See also: Mississippi's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 4th Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.Incumbent Steven Palazzo won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 4 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Matthew Moore	28.8%	82,344
	Republican	Steven Palazzo Incumbent	64.1%	182,998
	Libertarian	Ron Williams	0.7%	2,108
	Reform	Robert W. Claunch	6.3%	17,982
Total Votes				285,432
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Primary results

Republican Primary

Mississippi's 4th Congressional District Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Steven Palazzo Incumbent	73.9%	60,349
Ron Vincent	18.7%	15,308
Cindy Burleson	7.4%	6,038
Total Votes		81,695

Democratic Primary

Mississippi's 4th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Michael Herrington	83.8%	8,863
Jason Vitosky	16.2%	1,708
Total Votes		10,571

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2010 On November 2, 2010, Steven Palazzo (R) won election to the United States House. He defeated Gene Talyor (D), Anna Revies (Reform) and Kenneth Hampton (L) in the general election. U.S. House, Mississippi District 4, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Steven Palazzo 51.9% 105,613      Democratic Gene Taylor incumbent 46.8% 95,243      Reform Anna Jewel Revies 0.4% 787      Libertarian Kenneth "Tim" Hampton 0.9% 1,741 Total Votes 203,384 2008 On November 4, 2008, Gene Taylor won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John McCay III (R) in the general election. U.S. House, Mississippi District 4 General Election, 2008 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Gene Taylor incumbent 74.5% 216,542      Republican John McCay III 25.5% 73,977 Total Votes 290,519 2006 On November 7, 2006, Gene Taylor won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Randy McDonnell (R) in the general election. U.S. House, Mississippi District 4 General Election, 2006 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Gene Taylor incumbent 79.8% 110,996      Republican Randy McDonnell 20.2% 28,117 Total Votes 139,113 2004 On November 2, 2004, Gene Taylor won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Michael Lott (R) and Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill (Reform) in the general election. U.S. House, Mississippi District 4 General Election, 2004 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Gene Taylor incumbent 64.2% 179,979      Republican Michael Lott 34.5% 96,740      Reform Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill 1.3% 3,663 Total Votes 280,382 2002 On November 5, 2002, Gene Taylor won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Karl Clevelend (R), Thomas Huffmaster (Reform) and Wayne L. Parker (L) in the general election. U.S. House, Mississippi District 4 General Election, 2002 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Gene Taylor 75.2% 121,742      Republican Karl Cleveland 21.2% 34,373      Reform Thomas Huffmaster 1.5% 2,442      Libertarian Wayne L. Parker 2% 3,311 Total Votes 161,868 2000 On November 7, 2000, Ronnie Shows won re-election to the . He defeated Dunn Lampton (R), Ernie John Hopkins (L) and Betty Star (Reform) in the general election. U.S. House, Mississippi District 4 General Election, 2000 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Ronnie Shows incumbent 58.1% 115,732      Republican Dunn Lampton 39.8% 79,218      Libertarian Ernie John Hopkins 1.3% 2,580      Reform Betty Star 0.8% 1,504 Total Votes 199,034

2022 battleground elections

See also: Battlegrounds

This election was a battleground race. Other 2022 battleground elections included:

• Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
• North Carolina 26th Prosecutorial District Attorney election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
• Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2022
• Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2022
• Texas' 8th Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Republican primary)

See also

• Mississippi's 4th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 7 Republican primary)
• Mississippi's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
• United States House elections in Mississippi, 2022 (June 7 Democratic primaries)
• United States House elections in Mississippi, 2022 (June 7 Republican primaries)
• United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2022
• United States House Republican Party primaries, 2022
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2022
• U.S. House battlegrounds, 2022

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Mississippi's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)

Roger Wicker (R)

Representatives

District 1

Trent Kelly (R)

District 2

Bennie Thompson (D)

District 3

Michael Guest (R)

District 4

Mike Ezell (R)

Republican Party (5)

Democratic Party (1)

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