Mississippi U.S. House, district 1 · 2026

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Libertarian

Johnny Michael Baucom

No FEC registration on file. Candidates who raise or spend under $5,000 are not required to register.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Democrat

Cliff Johnson III

Raised: $808,716
From individuals: $758,253
From PACs and other committees: $13,500
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $34,763
Cash on hand: $185,568
Debts: $0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $11,735 to support and $0 to oppose.

VOTE COURAGE 4 DEMOCRACY FUNDfor $12K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Aug. 17, 2026.

PAC and committee money

4 committees reported giving $10,000 in all.

COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$3,000
GROUNDWORK PAC$2,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$2,500
DEMOCRACY SUMMER LEADERSHIP PAC$2,000

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Republican Incumbent

Trent Kelly

Raised: $1,264,423
From individuals: $598,223
From PACs and other committees: $661,638
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $0
Cash on hand: $1,009,305
Debts: $0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

168 committees reported giving $605,794 in all.

ARPAC$13,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$10,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$10,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Tracked networks

Defense contractorsPAC checks $27K
Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $10K
Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $6K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Money in this race (FEC)

Cliff Johnson III	Democrat	$808,716	$185,568	$11,735	$0
Trent Kelly	Republican	$1,264,423	$1,009,305	$0	$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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