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For other uses of "MS-1", see MS-1 (disambiguation).

Mississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, Tupelo, and West Point. The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) is in the district.

Mississippi's 1st congressional district

Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative

Trent Kelly
R–Saltillo

Area11,412 sq mi (29,560 km2)
Distribution
  • 61.64% rural
  • 38.36% urban
    • Population (2022)748,916[1]
    Median household
    income    		$56,871[2]
    Ethnicity
  • 27.2% Black
  • 3.8% Hispanic
  • 2.9% Two or more races
  • 0.9% Asian
  • 0.4% other
    • Occupation
  • 30.4% Blue-collar
  • 13% Gray-collar
    • Cook PVIR+18[3]

    The district includes Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster, and a portion of Oktibbeha County.

    From statehood to the election of 1846, Mississippi elected representatives at-large statewide on a general ticket.

    The congressional seat has been held by Republican Trent Kelly who won a June, 2015 special election to fill the vacant seat previously held by Republican Alan Nunnelee who died February 6, 2015. In the November 2010 election, Nunnelee had defeated Democratic incumbent Travis Childers, Constitutionalist Gail Giaramita, Independent Conservative Party candidate Wally Pang of Batesville, Libertarian Harold Taylor, and Reformist Barbara Dale Washer.

    Election results from statewide races

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    Year Office Result
    2000 President Bush 60 – 38%
    2004 President Bush 62 – 37%
    2008 President McCain 61 – 38%
    2012 President Romney 62 – 37%
    2016 President Trump 65 – 32%
    2018 Senate Wicker 66 - 32%
    Senate (Spec.) Hyde-Smith 61 - 39%
    2019 Governor Reeves 59 - 40%
    2020 President Trump 65 – 34%
    Senate Hyde-Smith 60 - 38%

    List of members representing the district

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    Member Party Years Cong
    ress     		Electoral history District location and map
    District created March 4, 1847
     
    Jacob Thompson
    (Oxford)     		Democratic March 4, 1847 –
    March 3, 1851     		30th
    31st     		Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1846.
    Re-elected in 1848.
    Lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate.[4]
    Benjamin Nabers
    (Hickory Flat)     		Union March 4, 1851 –
    March 3, 1853     		32nd Elected in 1851.
    Lost re-election as a Whig.
    Daniel B. Wright
    (Salem)     		Democratic March 4, 1853 –
    March 3, 1857     		33rd
    34th     		Elected in 1853.
    Re-elected in 1855.
    Retired.
     
    Lucius Q. C. Lamar
    (Abbeville)     		Democratic March 4, 1857 –
    December 20, 1860     		35th
    36th     		Elected in 1857.
    Re-elected in 1859.
    Resigned to become a member of the secession convention of Mississippi.
    Vacant December 20, 1860 –
    February 23, 1870     		36th
    37th
    38th
    39th
    40th
    41st     		Civil War and Reconstruction
     
    George E. Harris
    (Hernando)     		Republican February 23, 1870 –
    March 3, 1873     		41st
    42nd     		Elected in 1869 to finish the term and to the next term.
    Retired.
     
    Lucius Q. C. Lamar
    (Oxford)     		Democratic March 4, 1873 –
    March 3, 1877     		43rd
    44th     		Elected in 1872.
    Re-elected in 1874.
    Retired to run for U.S. senator.
     
    Henry L. Muldrow
    (Starkville)     		Democratic March 4, 1877 –
    March 3, 1885     		45th
    46th
    47th
    48th     		Elected in 1876.
    Re-elected in 1878.
    Re-elected in 1880.
    Re-elected in 1882.
    Retired to become First Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
     
    John Allen
    (Tupelo)     		Democratic March 4, 1885 –
    March 3, 1901     		49th
    50th
    51st
    52nd
    53rd
    54th
    55th
    56th     		Elected in 1884.
    Re-elected in 1886.
    Re-elected in 1888.
    Re-elected in 1890.
    Re-elected in 1892.
    Re-elected in 1894.
    Re-elected in 1896.
    Re-elected in 1898.
    Retired.
     
    Ezekiel S. Candler Jr.
    (Corinth)     		Democratic March 4, 1901 –
    March 3, 1921     		57th
    58th
    59th
    60th
    61st
    62nd
    63rd
    64th
    65th
    66th     		Elected in 1900.
    Re-elected in 1902.
    Re-elected in 1904.
    Re-elected in 1906.
    Re-elected in 1908.
    Re-elected in 1910.
    Re-elected in 1912.
    Re-elected in 1914.
    Re-elected in 1916.
    Re-elected in 1918.
    Lost renomination.
     
    John Rankin
    (Tupelo)     		Democratic March 4, 1921 –
    January 3, 1953     		67th
    68th
    69th
    70th
    71st
    72nd
    73rd
    74th
    75th
    76th
    77th
    78th
    79th
    80th
    81st
    82nd     		Elected in 1920.
    Re-elected in 1922.
    Re-elected in 1924.
    Re-elected in 1926.
    Re-elected in 1928.
    Re-elected in 1930.
    Re-elected in 1932.
    Re-elected in 1934.
    Re-elected in 1936.
    Re-elected in 1938.
    Re-elected in 1940.
    Re-elected in 1942.
    Re-elected in 1944.
    Re-elected in 1946.
    Re-elected in 1948.
    Re-elected in 1950.
    Lost renomination.
     
    Thomas Abernethy
    (Okolona)     		Democratic January 3, 1953 –
    January 3, 1973     		83rd
    84th
    85th
    86th
    87th
    88th
    89th
    90th
    91st
    92nd     		Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1952.
    Re-elected in 1954.
    Re-elected in 1956.
    Re-elected in 1958.
    Re-elected in 1960.
    Re-elected in 1962.
    Re-elected in 1964.
    Re-elected in 1966.
    Re-elected in 1968.
    Re-elected in 1970.
    Retired.
     
    Jamie Whitten
    (Charleston)     		Democratic January 3, 1973 –
    January 3, 1995     		93rd
    94th
    95th
    96th
    97th
    98th
    99th
    100th
    101st
    102nd
    103rd     		Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1972.
    Re-elected in 1974.
    Re-elected in 1976.
    Re-elected in 1978.
    Re-elected in 1980.
    Re-elected in 1982.
    Re-elected in 1984.
    Re-elected in 1986.
    Re-elected in 1988.
    Re-elected in 1990.
    Re-elected in 1992.
    Retired.
     
    Roger Wicker
    (Tupelo)     		Republican January 3, 1995 –
    December 31, 2007     		104th
    105th
    106th
    107th
    108th
    109th
    110th     		Elected in 1994.
    Re-elected in 1996.
    Re-elected in 1998.
    Re-elected in 2000.
    Re-elected in 2002.
    Re-elected in 2004.
    Re-elected in 2006.
    Resigned to become U.S. senator.
    2003–2013
     
    Vacant December 31, 2007 –
    May 13, 2008     		110th
     
    Travis Childers
    (Booneville)     		Democratic May 13, 2008 –
    January 3, 2011     		110th
    111th     		Elected to finish Wicker's term.
    Re-elected in 2008.
    Lost re-election.
     
    Alan Nunnelee
    (Tupelo)     		Republican January 3, 2011 –
    February 6, 2015     		112th
    113th
    114th     		Elected in 2010.
    Re-elected in 2012.
    Re-elected in 2014.
    Died.
    2013–2023
     
    Vacant February 6, 2015 –
    June 2, 2015     		114th
     
    Trent Kelly
    (Saltillo)     		Republican June 2, 2015 –
    present     		114th
    115th
    116th
    117th
    118th     		Elected to finish Nunnelee's term.
    Re-elected in 2016.
    Re-elected in 2018.
    Re-elected in 2020.
    Re-elected in 2022.
    2023–present
     

    Recent election results

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    2012

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    Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2012 [5]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Alan Nunnelee (incumbent) 186,760 60.4
    Democratic Brad Morris 114,076 36.9
    Libertarian Danny Bedwell 3,584 1.2
    Constitution Jim R. Bourland 2,390 0.8
    Reform Chris Potts 2,367 0.8
    Total votes 309,177 100.0
    Republican hold

    2014

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    Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2014[6]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Alan Nunnelee (incumbent) 102,622 67.9
    Democratic Ron Dickey 43,713 28.9
    Libertarian Danny Bedwell 3,830 2.6
    Reform Lajena Walley 946 0.6
    Total votes 151,111 100.0
    Republican hold

    2015 special election

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    Mississippi's 1st congressional district special general election, 2015 [7]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Nonpartisan Walter Zinn 15,385 17.41
    Nonpartisan Trent Kelly 14,418 16.32
    Nonpartisan Mike Tagert 11,231 12.71
    Nonpartisan Greg Pirkle 7,142 8.08
    Nonpartisan Starner Jones 6,993 7.91
    Nonpartisan Chip Mills 6,929 7.84
    Nonpartisan Henry Ross 4,313 4.88
    Nonpartisan Boyce Adams 4,037 4.57
    Nonpartisan Nancy Adams Collins 4,006 4.53
    Nonpartisan Sam Adcock 4,000 4.53
    Nonpartisan Ed "Doc" Holliday 3,958 4.48
    Nonpartisan Quentin Whitwell 3,124 3.56
    Nonpartisan Daniel Sparks 2,828 3.20
    Total votes 88,364 100.0
    Mississippi's 1st congressional district special runoff election, 2015[8]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Nonpartisan Trent Kelly 69,516 69.97
    Nonpartisan Walter Zinn 29,831 30.03
    Total votes 99,347 100
    Republican hold

    2016

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    Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2016[9]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent) 206,455 68.7
    Democratic Jacob Owens 83,947 27.9
    Libertarian Chase Wilson 6,181 2.1
    Reform Cathy Toole 3,840 1.3
    Total votes 300,123 100.0
    Republican hold

    2018

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    Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2018[10]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent) 158,245 66.9
    Democratic Randy Wadkins 76,601 32.4
    Reform Tracella Lou O'Hara Hil 1,675 0.7
    Total votes 236,521 100.0
    Republican hold

    2020

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    Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2020[11]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent) 228,787 68.7
    Democratic Antonia Eliason 104,008 31.3
    Total votes 332,795 100.0
    Republican hold

    2022

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    Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2022[12]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Trent Kelly (incumbent) 122,151 72.97
    Democratic Dianne Black 45,238 27.03
    Total votes 167,389 100
    Republican hold

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ "My Congressional District".
  • ^ "My Congressional District".
  • ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  • ^ "MS - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  • ^ "Secretary of State :: Elections". State of Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  • ^ "Mississippi General Election 2014". Mississippi Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  • ^ "Total Votes Reported by County for the 2015 Special Election" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  • ^ "Total Votes Reported by County for the 2015 Special Runoff Election". Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  • ^ "Mississippi General Election 2016". Mississippi Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  • ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  • ^ "State of Mississippi OFFICIAL 2020 GENERAL ELECTION CERTIFIED RESULTS" (PDF). State of Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  • ^ "Certification of Votes For United States House of Representatives, District One" (PDF). Secretary of State of Mississippi. Retrieved December 13, 2022.

    • Further reading

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