Mississippi's 1st congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Trent Kelly (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Mississippi's 1st congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Trent Kelly	Republican	69.8%	39.6
2022	Trent Kelly	Republican	73.0%	46.0
2020	Trent Kelly	Republican	68.7%	37.5
2018	Trent Kelly	Republican	66.9%	34.5
2016	Trent Kelly	Republican	68.7%	40.8
2015 special	Trent Kelly	Republican	70.0%	40.0
2014	Alan Nunnelee	Republican	67.9%	39.0
2012	Alan Nunnelee	Republican	60.4%	23.5
2010	Alan Nunnelee	Republican	55.3%	14.5
2008	Travis W. Childers	Democratic	54.5%	10.6
2008 special	Travis W. Childers	Democratic	53.8%	7.6
2006	Roger F. Wicker	Republican	65.9%	31.8
2004	Roger F. Wicker	Republican	79.0%	58.0
2002	Roger F. Wicker	Republican	71.4%	47.2
2000	Roger F. Wicker	Republican	69.8%	41.2
1998	Roger F. Wicker	Republican	67.2%	36.5
1980	Jamie L. Whitten	Democratic	63.0%	26.0
1978	Jamie L. Whitten	Democratic	66.6%	35.6
1976	Jamie L. Whitten	Democratic	100.0%	—

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Trent Kelly Won	REP	223,589	69.81%
Dianne Dodson Black	DEM	96,697	30.19%
Total		320,286

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Trent Kelly Won	REP	122,151	72.97%
Dianne Dodson Black	DEM	45,238	27.03%
Total		167,389

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Trent Kelly Won	REP	228,787	68.75%
Antonia Eliason	DEM	104,008	31.25%
Total		332,795

Questions and answers

Who represents Mississippi's 1st congressional district?

Trent Kelly (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Mississippi's 1st congressional district?

Trent Kelly won in 2024 by 39.6 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.