Mississippi House of Representatives Primary Election 2022: Results from 7 June

The polls have now closed in Mississippi.

We will be bringing you the results as they are reported from the state.

House of Representatives

The only national election Mississippi voters will participate in this year is for the House of Representatives.

In Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District, current Republican Congressman Trent Kelly was endoresed by former-President Donald Trump and is expected to sieze the nomination. Kelly is current the projected winner in the Republican primary. The Associated Press has called the race for Democrat Dianne Black who will will face Trent Kelly this November.

In the 2nd District, the AP has called the race in favor of Democrat Bernie Thompson. The Republican race remains open. While all the votes have not yet been counted, many are predicting that the race will go to a run off as no candidate is projected to receive a majority of votes.

In the 3rd Congressional District, incumbent Congressman Michael Guest has lost his lead to Michael Cassidy. Guest was also endorsed by former-President Trump. The Democrat, Shuwaski Young, will face of whichever Republican wins after running unopposed.

In Mississippi’s 4th District, the Associated Press has called the race for Democrat Johnny DuPree. With none of the Republicans garnering a majority of votes in the race, it is now predicted that there will be a run off. Incumbent Congreessman Steven Palazzo will be one of the candidates in the run-off election but the race between Mike Ezell and Clay Wagner is neck in neck.