Mississippi in Focus
The 2026 races, the candidates and officials, and the money behind them, from Mississippi’s public records. More of the state’s ledgers are on the way.
These figures are different measures from different records and are not added together. Candidate fundraising counts federal candidates only. How the figures were checked →
Mississippi’s top topics
On the ballot Nov. 3
Every federal race and the governor’s race in Mississippi. Pick a race for the money behind each candidate.
- Mississippi SenateScott Colom (D), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R), Ty Pinkins (I)
- MS-01Johnny Michael Baucom (L), Cliff Johnson III (D), Trent Kelly (R)
- MS-02Ron Eller (R), Bennie Foster (I), Bennie Thompson (D)
- MS-03Michael Alexis Chiaradio (D), Michael Guest (R), Erik Kiehle (L)
- MS-04Carl Lester Boyanton (I), Mike Ezell (R), Jeffrey Hulum, III (D)
Candidates & officials
15 candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot in the races above, and who represents Mississippi now.
In Congress now
- Roger F. WickerU.S. Senator · Republican
- Cindy Hyde-SmithU.S. Senator · Republican · running in Mississippi Senate
- Trent KellyU.S. House, District 1 · Republican · running in MS-01
- Bennie G. ThompsonU.S. House, District 2 · Democrat · running in MS-02
- Michael GuestU.S. House, District 3 · Republican · running in MS-03
- Mike EzellU.S. House, District 4 · Republican · running in MS-04
State legislators, statewide officers and local officials in Mississippi, with their campaign accounts and the money they report, as we have built for Florida.
Your county at a glance
A county map of Mississippi: plate readers, local officials’ pay and county budgets, one county at a time.
Mississippi stories
Investigations follow one stream of public money from the ledger to the people it reaches. Florida is first; see Florida in Focus for what a state’s Files look like.