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This page provides information on the 2026 elections in Mississippi, including theoffices on the ballot covered by Ballotpedia,election dates, andfrequently asked questions.

Election dates

See also:Mississippi election calendar

Statewide election dates in Mississippi are listed below. For more statewide dates, please see thestatewide elections calendar.

Statewide election dates

March 10, 2026: Primary
April 7, 2026: Primary runoff
November 3, 2026: General election
December 1, 2026: General runoff

Offices on the ballot

Noteworthy elections

Below is a list of races in this state that received in-depth coverage on Ballotpedia. Click the link below to learn about that race.

• Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 (March 10 Democratic primary)

What's on your ballot?

See also:Sample Ballot Lookup

List of candidates

The following table displays a list of candidates in Mississippi. The list does not include presidential candidates, and it may not include all candidates for local offices. Pleaseclick here to learn more about Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Federal Candidates

candidate	office	party	status
Cindy Hyde-Smith Incumbent	U.S. Senate Mississippi	Republican	On the Ballot Primary
Sarah Adlakha	U.S. Senate Mississippi	Republican	On the Ballot Primary
Scott Colom	U.S. Senate Mississippi	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Albert Littell	U.S. Senate Mississippi	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Priscilla W. Till	U.S. Senate Mississippi	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Ty Pinkins	U.S. Senate Mississippi	Independent	On the Ballot General
Trent Kelly Incumbent	U.S. House Mississippi District 1	Republican	On the Ballot Primary
Kelvin Buck	U.S. House Mississippi District 1	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Cliff Johnson	U.S. House Mississippi District 1	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Bennie Thompson Incumbent	U.S. House Mississippi District 2	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Ron Eller	U.S. House Mississippi District 2	Republican	On the Ballot Primary
Kevin Wilson	U.S. House Mississippi District 2	Republican	On the Ballot Primary
Evan Turnage	U.S. House Mississippi District 2	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Pertis Williams III	U.S. House Mississippi District 2	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Bennie Foster	U.S. House Mississippi District 2	Independent	On the Ballot General
Michael Guest Incumbent	U.S. House Mississippi District 3	Republican	On the Ballot Primary
Michael Chiaradio	U.S. House Mississippi District 3	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Erik Kiehle	U.S. House Mississippi District 3	Libertarian	On the Ballot Primary
Mike Ezell Incumbent	U.S. House Mississippi District 4	Republican	On the Ballot Primary
Sawyer Walters	U.S. House Mississippi District 4	Republican	On the Ballot Primary
Paul Blackman	U.S. House Mississippi District 4	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
D. Ryan Grover	U.S. House Mississippi District 4	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Jeffrey Hulum III	U.S. House Mississippi District 4	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Carl Boyanton	U.S. House Mississippi District 4	Independent	On the Ballot General

State Candidates

candidate	office	party	status
John Weddle Incumbent	Mississippi Court of Appeals District 1 Position 1 (Special election)	Nonpartisan	Candidacy Declared General
Derek Hopson Jr.	Mississippi Court of Appeals District 1 Position 1 (Special election)	Nonpartisan	Candidacy Declared General
Donna M. Barnes Incumbent	Mississippi Court of Appeals District 1 Position 2	Nonpartisan	Candidacy Declared General
Deborah McDonald Incumbent	Mississippi Court of Appeals District 2 Position 1	Nonpartisan	Candidacy Declared General
David McCarty Incumbent	Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4 Position 2	Nonpartisan	Candidacy Declared General
Anthony Lawrence Incumbent	Mississippi Court of Appeals District 5 Position 1	Nonpartisan	Candidacy Declared General

Local election officials

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