Pertis Williams III

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Pertis Williams III

Democratic Party

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Last election

March 10, 2026

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Pertis Williams III (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District. Williams lost in the Democratic primary on March 10, 2026.

Elections

2026

See also: Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary occurred on March 10, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

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General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Incumbent Bennie Thompson (D) and Bennie Foster (Independent) are running in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Bennie Thompson (D)
		Bennie Foster (Independent)

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Incumbent Bennie Thompson (D) defeated Evan Turnage (D) and Pertis Williams III (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on March 10, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bennie Thompson	86.1	53,941
		Evan Turnage	12.6	7,900
	Submit photo	Pertis Williams III	1.3	789

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 62,630
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Republican primary

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Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2

Ron Eller (R) and Kevin Wilson (R) ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 2 on March 10, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
		Ron Eller	50.2	11,519
		Kevin Wilson	49.8	11,428

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source The outcome of this election has not been called yet.	Total votes: 22,947
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Campaign themes

2026

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Candidate

U.S. House Mississippi District 2

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Footnotes

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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)