Representative
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.
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
List of members representing the district
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
)
Unionist
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
Re-elected in 1855
. Retired.
)
Democratic
March 4, 1857 – December 20, 1860
35th 36th
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
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.
)
Democratic
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877
43rd 44th
run for U.S. senator
.
Henry L. Muldrow (Starkville )
Democratic
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1885
45th 46th 47th 48th
.
John Allen (Tupelo )
Democratic
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1901
49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th
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
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
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 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 Re-elected in 1992
. Retired.
Roger Wicker (Tupelo )
Republican
January 3, 1995 – December 31, 2007
104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th
.
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
2012
2014
2015 special election
2016
2018
2020
2022
See also
References
^ "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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