Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District

Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District

Incumbent

Michael Guest

Assumed office: January 3, 2019

Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Michael Guest (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Mississippi representatives represented an average of 740,979 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 744,560 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (March 12 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 3

Incumbent Michael Guest won election in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Guest (R)	100.0	265,159

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 265,159
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jarvis Gordan (D)
• Angel Rios (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 3

Incumbent Michael Guest advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 3 on March 12, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Guest	100.0	66,559

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,559
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2022

See also: Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 3

Incumbent Michael Guest defeated Shuwaski Young in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Guest (R)	70.7	132,481
		Shuwaski Young (D)	29.3	54,803

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 187,284
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 3

Incumbent Michael Guest defeated Michael Cassidy in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 3 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Guest	67.4	47,007
		Michael Cassidy	32.6	22,713

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,720
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 3

Shuwaski Young advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 3 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Shuwaski Young

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rahim Talley (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 3

Incumbent Michael Guest and Michael Cassidy advanced to a runoff. They defeated Thomas Griffin in the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 3 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Guest	47.5	23,675
✔		Michael Cassidy	46.9	23,407
		Thomas Griffin	5.6	2,785

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,867
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2020

See also: Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 3

Incumbent Michael Guest defeated Dorothy Benford in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Guest (R)	64.7	221,064
	Submit photo	Dorothy Benford (D)	35.3	120,782

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 341,846
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 3

Dorothy Benford defeated Katelyn Lee in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 3 on March 10, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dorothy Benford	64.0	38,967
		Katelyn Lee	36.0	21,951

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,918
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 3

Incumbent Michael Guest defeated James Tulp in the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 3 on March 10, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Guest	89.8	67,269
		James Tulp	10.2	7,618

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,887
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2018

See also: Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 3

Michael Guest defeated Michael Evans and Matthew Holland in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Guest (R)	62.3	160,284
		Michael Evans (D)	36.7	94,461
	Submit photo	Matthew Holland (Reform Party)	1.0	2,526

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 257,271
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 3

Michael Guest defeated Whit Hughes in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Mississippi District 3 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Guest	65.1	31,572
		Whit Hughes	34.9	16,950

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 48,522
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 3

Michael Evans defeated Michael Aycox in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 3 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Evans	69.3	17,016
		Michael Aycox	30.7	7,525

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 24,541
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Omeria Scott (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 3

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 3 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Guest	44.8	29,157
✔		Whit Hughes	22.2	14,464
		Perry Parker	16.2	10,562
		Sally Doty	10.2	6,608
	Submit photo	Morgan Dunn	5.9	3,820
	Submit photo	Katherine Tate	0.6	416

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 65,027
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2016

See also: Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Gregg Harper (R) defeated Dennis Quinn (D), Roger Gerrard (Veterans Party of America), and Lajena Sheets (Reform) in the general election. Harper defeated Jimmy Giles in the Republican primary on March 8, 2016. Quinn defeated Nathan Stewart in the Democratic primary on March 8, 2016. Both Gerrard and Sheets were unopposed.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gregg Harper Incumbent	66.2%	209,490
	Democratic	Dennis Quinn	30.4%	96,101
	Veterans Party of America	Roger Gerrard	2.7%	8,696
	Reform	Lajena Sheets	0.7%	2,158
Total Votes				316,445
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State

U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dennis Quinn	65.5%	29,149
Nathan Stewart	34.5%	15,384
Total Votes		44,533
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State

U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Gregg Harper Incumbent	89.1%	87,997
Jimmy Giles	10.9%	10,760
Total Votes		98,757
Source: Mississippi Republican Party

2014

See also: Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Gregg Harper (R) defeated challengers Doug Magee (D), Barbara Dale Washer (RP) and Roger Gerrard (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gregg Harper Incumbent	68.9%	117,771
	Democratic	Doug Magee	27.9%	47,744
	Reform	Barbara Washer	0.9%	1,541
	Independent	Roger Gerrard	2.3%	3,890
Total Votes				170,946
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State Official Results

General election candidates

• Gregg Harper - Incumbent a
• Doug Magee
• Barbara Dale Washer
• Roger Gerrard

June 24 Democratic runoff primary

Note: No candidate secured more than 50 percent of the vote in the June 3, 2014, primary election. A runoff primary election was held between the top two candidates.

• Doug Mageea
• Dennis Quinn

June 3, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

• Gregg Harper - Incumbenta
• Hardy Caraway

Democratic Primary

• Jim Liljeberg
• Doug Mageea
• Dennis Quinna

2012

See also: Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 3rd Congressional District of Mississippi held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Gregg Harper won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gregg Harper Incumbent	80%	234,717
	Reform	John Luke Pannell	20%	58,605
Total Votes				293,322
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Primary results

Republican Primary

U.S. House of Representatives-Mississippi District 3 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Gregg Harper Incumbent	91.8%	78,667
Robert Allen	8.2%	7,025
Total Votes		85,692

2010
On November 2, 2010, Gregg Harper (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joel Gill (D) and Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill (Reform) in the general election.

U.S. House, Mississippi Distric 3 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gregg Harper incumbent	68%	132,393
	Democratic	Joel L. Gill	31.2%	60,737
	Reform	Tracella Lou O’Hara Hill	0.8%	1,586
Total Votes				194,716

2008
On November 4, 2008, Gregg Harper won election to the United States House. He defeated Joel Gill (D) in the general election.

U.S. House of Representatives, Mississippi District 3, General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Gregg Harper	62.5%	213,171
	Democratic	Joel Gill	37.5%	127,698
Total Votes				340,869

2006
On November 7, 2006, Charles W. Pickering won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Giles (I) and Lamonica L. Magee (Reform) in the general election.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles W. Pickering incumbent	77.7%	125,421
	Independent	Jim Giles	16.1%	25,999
	Reform	Lamonica L. Magee	6.2%	10,060
Total Votes				161,480

2004
On November 2, 2004, Charles W. Pickering won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Giles (I) and Lamonica L. Magee (Reform) in the general election.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles W. Pickering incumbent	80.1%	234,874
	Independent	Jim Giles	13.8%	40,426
	Reform	Lamonica L. Magee	6.2%	18,068
Total Votes				293,368

2002
On November 5, 2002, Charles W. Pickering won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ronnie Shows (D), Jim Giles (I), Harvey L. Darden (I), Carroll Grantham (Reform) and Brad A. McDonald (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles W. Pickering incumbent	63.6%	139,329
	Democratic	Ronnie Show	34.8%	76,184
	Independent	Jim Giles	0.7%	1,431
	Independent	Harvey L. Darden	0.4%	949
	Reform	Carroll Grantham	0.2%	498
	Libertarian	Brad A. McDonald	0.3%	760
Total Votes				219,151

2000
On November 7, 2000, Charles W. Pickering won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William Clay Thrash (D) and Johnathan Golden (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 3 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles W. Pickering incumbent	73.2%	153,899
	Democratic	William Clay Thrash	25.7%	54,151
	Libertarian	Johnathan Golden	1.1%	2,313
Total Votes				210,363

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Mississippi after the 2020 census

Gov. Tate Reeves (R) signed the state's congressional redistricting plan—House Bill 384—on January 24, 2022. The state House of Representatives approved the plan, 75-44, on January 6, 2022, with 73 Republicans, one Democrat, and one independent voting in favor and 41 Democrats, two Republicans, and one independent voting against. The state Senate approved the new congressional map, 33-18, on January 12, 2022, with all votes in favor by Republicans and 16 Democrats and two Republicans voting against. The Mississippi Joint Legislative Committee on Redistricting approved the proposal on December 15, 2021.

After the state Senate approved the plan, Lee Sanderlin wrote in the Mississippi Clarion Ledger, “The bill preserves the current balance of congressional power in Mississippi, keeping three seats for Republicans and one for lone Democrat Bennie Thompson, D-Bolton.” Sanderlin also wrote, "This is the first time since the 1965 passage of the Voting Rights Act passed Mississippi's redistricting will go on without federal oversight after a 2013 Supreme Court decision ended the requirement certain states get federal approval for redistricting changes. A federal judge drew the congressional districts in 2002 because legislators could not agree on a map, and again in 2011 because legislators felt they didn't have enough time to do it during session."

How does redistricting in Mississippi work? In Mississippi, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. Congressional district lines are approved as regular legislation and are thus subject to veto by the governor. State legislative district boundaries are approved as a joint resolution; as such, they are not subject to gubernatorial veto.

If the legislature cannot approve a state legislative redistricting plan, a five-member commission must draw the lines. This commission comprises the chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, the attorney general, the secretary of state, and the majority leaders of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives.

The Mississippi Constitution requires that state legislative district boundaries be contiguous. State statutes further require that state legislative districts "be compact and cross political boundaries as little as possible."

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2010-2011

This is the 3rd Congressional District of Mississippi after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Mississippi after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Mississippi State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+15. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 15 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Mississippi's 3rd the 85th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 61.5%-37.2%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+15. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 15 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Mississippi's 3rd the 89th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 37.2% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 61.5%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District the 101st most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.80. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.80 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Mississippi
• Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
• Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
• Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
• Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 3

Footnotes

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Mississippi's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)

Roger Wicker (R)

Representatives

District 1

Trent Kelly (R)

District 2

Bennie Thompson (D)

District 3

Michael Guest (R)

District 4

Mike Ezell (R)

Republican Party (5)

Democratic Party (1)