2026 midterms · State
Mississippi
Primary Jun 2, 2026 · runoff Jun 23, 2026 · general election Nov 3, 2026
- races
- 5
- candidates listed
- 10
- statements classified
- 32,388
races tracked
4 House, 1 Senate and 0 governor; none is rated a toss-up or leaning to a party (Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab).
Statewide races
A Senate race is on the 2026 ballot. Once a primary is called, only the candidates recorded as advancing are listed; before that, everyone running.
Each race links to its own page: the candidates, what they say and the money they report. Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab (last updated by the lab on Jun 24, 2026); a forecaster’s judgement about the general election, not the lab’s.
Senate
Primary called
Democrats
- Scott ColomDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Cindy Hyde-SmithRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
House races
Four House races, all with a recorded primary result.
House districts follow the candidates’ FEC filings. Where a state redrew its map for 2026, a few candidates may still appear under their old district number.
1st District
Primary called
Democrats
- Cliff JohnsonDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- John KellyRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
2nd District
Primary called
Democrats
- Bennie ThompsonDIncumbent · advanced · official profile
Republicans
- Ron EllerRChallenger · advanced
3rd District
Primary called
Democrats
- Michael ChiaradioDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Michael GuestRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
4th District
Primary called
Democrats
- Jeffrey Hulum IIIDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Walter EzellRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
What the candidates say
Eight of Mississippi’s 10 candidates have 10 or more classified statements. Seven have 50 or more and are ranked against candidates nationwide.
An AI model reads each statement and marks the kinds of statement it contains; a candidate’s rate is the share of their statements with that label. Incumbent members of Congress are measured on everything they publish in office, everyone else on posts on X. A rate describes what was said, not whether it was right.
How do Mississippi’s candidates compare?
Share of each candidate’s statements with each label; sort by any column
| Scott Colom | D | Senate | Challenger | 1,041 | 4.6% | 11% | 40% | 1.3% | 4.4% |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | Senate | Incumbent | 9,540 | 1.1% | 20% | 65% | 5.1% | 19% |
| Cliff Johnson | D | 1st District | Challenger | 29 | 0% | 3.5% | 10% | 6.9% | 14% |
| John Kelly | R | 1st District | Incumbent | 4,115 | 0.1% | 2.8% | 40% | 2.6% | 12% |
| Bennie Thompson | D | 2nd District | Incumbent | 8,363 | 3.1% | 12% | 45% | 2.9% | 10% |