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Mississippi · General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Results across Mississippi.

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Senate

The winner is one of 100 votes on federal law, spending, treaties, and judges. The term is six years. The U.S. Senate has the sole power to conduct impeachment trials.

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican

U.S. senator from Mississippi seeking another term.

She says rumors that she would not run again are false and that she is definitely planning to campaign for reelection. She says the campaign is a grassroots fight for conservative leadership for Mississippi.

  • Her campaign issues page highlights Second Amendment rights and balancing the budget.
  • It also highlights health care and defending unborn life.
  • It lists stopping illegal immigration and supporting the military and veterans.

Scott Colom

Democratic

District attorney.

His campaign says he is a seventh-generation Mississippian from Columbus, a husband and father of two, and that he has been a prosecutor, a judge, and a district attorney. He says he is running for the Senate to put Mississippi first.

  • He says he would vote to take back Congress's power over tariffs and to require a vote of Congress before the country goes to war.
  • He says a full day's work should pay enough to build a life in the community where the job is.
  • He says he would seek a seat on the Agriculture Committee so farmers have a senator answering to them.

Ty Pinkins

Independent

Attorney and independent candidate for U.S. Senate.

His campaign says he grew up in Rolling Fork, the son of a tractor driver, chopped cotton as a teenager, and was the first in his family to finish high school and attend college. He says he is running as an independent because he believes neither party is listening.

  • He says health care is a right and that he supports the Medicare for All Act.
  • He says he is not tied to either party or to lobbyists who profit from the current insurance system.
  • He says his own father's untreated diabetes, and the loss of work and a vehicle that followed, is why the issue is personal.

U.S. House.

Every district NBC News is publishing for this state. This list is not filtered to one address. A written note is added only from that candidate's own site.

District 1

Trent Kelly

Republican

U.S. representative for Mississippi's 1st District.

His official biography says he won a 2015 special election, lives in Saltillo with his wife, Sheila, and their three children, and served 39 years in the Mississippi Army National Guard, retiring as a major general. Before Congress he was district attorney for the 1st Circuit, covering seven north Mississippi counties.

  • On his issues page he says the primary role of the federal government is to keep the country safe at home and abroad, and he points to his National Guard service.
  • He says the Second Amendment means the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, and that law-abiding gun owners should be protected.
  • He supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy and says Washington should not pick winners and losers. He also says he will keep pushing agriculture policies that encourage rural development.

Cliff Johnson

Democratic

Democratic nominee for Mississippi's 1st District.

His campaign says he is a fifth-generation Mississippian living in rural Lafayette County with his wife of 35 years, and that his career has been spent speaking up for people who are vulnerable. A campaign release calls him a civil rights attorney.

  • He says he wants to combat inflation and the policies driving up costs for Mississippians.
  • He says he will protect and expand affordable health care.
  • He says north Mississippi should get its fair share of federal dollars for economic development, infrastructure, and struggling schools, and he wants the right to have a vote counted preserved.

District 2

Ron Eller

Republican

Republican candidate for Mississippi's 2nd District.

His campaign says he served 20 years on active duty, then worked in cardiac and thoracic surgery in Mississippi, including helping start a cardiac surgery program in Vicksburg. He says he later founded a manufacturing company, Buck Warrior Enterprises.

  • He says he stands for free enterprise, limited government, individual liberties, national defense, and traditional values, and he lists himself as pro-life and pro-Second Amendment.
  • He says Mississippi needs more business opportunity and less government interference and red tape.
  • He supports congressional term limits and says the general-election campaign is about economic growth, secure borders, voter integrity, and constitutional rights.

Bennie Thompson

Democratic

U.S. representative for Mississippi's 2nd District.

His campaign says he has a long record of bringing federal funding home, and that in 2024 and 2025 that work totaled nearly $4 billion. He won the 2026 Democratic nomination for the seat.

  • The campaign says that funding covered health care, infrastructure, agriculture, and education.
  • It also says the money covered broadband, public safety, clean water, and disaster recovery.
  • He presents that record as results on the issues that matter most in the district.

District 3

Michael Guest

Republican

U.S. representative for Mississippi's 3rd District.

Michael Guest's office says he is in his fourth term and previously was district attorney for Madison and Rankin Counties. He chairs the Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee of the Homeland Security Committee.

  • He says he believes in limited government, lower taxes, fewer regulations, the right to life of the unborn, a strong national defense, and Second Amendment rights.
  • He says he works to secure the border and has opposed efforts to defund the police.

Michael Chiaradio

Democratic

Democratic nominee for Mississippi's 3rd District.

His campaign says he is a farmer and entrepreneur who raises sheep, pigs, and cows in Shubuta, and that he earned an MBA from Felician University. He describes the race as a push for public investment that strengthens rural economies.

  • He says simply raising taxes or cutting spending is not enough, and he wants federal investment in factories, farms, infrastructure, and a broader safety net so more people can take part in the economy.
  • On health care he wants lower out-of-pocket costs and premiums, more trained medical workers, and modern facilities so people can age with access to care.
  • He wants to expand USDA homebuilding, help small farms with loans, equipment, and new markets, and put federal money into a more resilient electric grid.

District 4

Mike Ezell

Republican

U.S. representative for Mississippi's 4th District.

Mike Ezell's office says he is in his second term and is a Gulf Coast native who was Jackson County sheriff after more than forty years in law enforcement. He is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, the Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Academy, and the FBI National Academy, and he chairs the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee.

  • His office lists agriculture, conservative values, crime and public safety, immigration and border security, jobs and the economy, national security, transportation and infrastructure, and veterans among the issues he works on.

Jeffrey Hulum III

Democratic

Democratic candidate for Mississippi's 4th District.

His campaign says he was born and raised in Gulfport, served 22 years in the Army, and founded Extend A Hand, Help A Friend, a nonprofit serving Gulf Coast families, children, and seniors. He says he has also represented Gulfport in the Mississippi Legislature.

  • He says South Mississippi needs an economy in which families can earn a living wage, support their children, and build a secure life at home.
  • He says every child deserves a quality education no matter their ZIP code, and that taxpayer money spent on children is an investment in the future.
  • He says no family should go broke to see a doctor or buy medicine, and he points to closing rural hospitals and reduced health-care funding in Mississippi.

Where to vote

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Sample ballot · Mississippi · November 3, 2026

Senate

Before you go

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The sample lists the statewide contests on this page. U.S. Senate is one seat. The term is six years. U.S. House is one seat in your district and is listed with the candidates above.