U.S. House district for Mississippi
Mississippi's 1st congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 11,412 sq mi (29,560 km2 ) Distribution Population (2023) 745,641[ 1] Median household income $61,172[ 2] Ethnicity Occupation Cook PVI R+18[ 3]
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 , Olive Branch , 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 [ edit ]
The 1st district includes the entirety of the following counties with the exception of Oktibbeha , which it shares with the 3rd district . Oktibbeha County communities within the 1st district include Sturgis and Maben (which is partially located in Webster County ).
#
County
Seat
Population
3
Alcorn
Corinth
34,135
9
Benton
Ashland
7,438
13
Calhoun
Pittsboro
12,685
17
Chickasaw
Houston , Okolona
16,866
19
Choctaw
Ackerman
8,088
25
Clay
West Point
18,206
33
DeSoto
Hernando
193,247
57
Itawamba
Fulton
24,093
71
Lafayette
Oxford
58,467
81
Lee
Tupelo
82,799
87
Lowndes
Columbus
57,283
93
Marshall
Holly Springs
34,123
95
Monroe
Aberdeen
33,609
105
Oktibbeha
Starkville
51,203
115
Pontotoc
Pontotoc
31,535
117
Prentiss
Booneville
25,135
137
Tate
Senatobia
28,261
139
Tippah
Ripley
21,287
141
Tishomingo
Iuka
18,507
145
Union
New Albany
28,284
155
Webster
Walthall
9,988
List of members representing the district [ edit ]
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 at-large district and re-elected in 1846 .Re-elected in 1848 . Lost re-election as a Southern Rights candidate.[ 4]
Benjamin Nabers (Hickory Flat )
Union
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
Elected in 1853 .Re-elected in 1855 . Retired.
Lucius Q. C. Lamar (Abbeville )
Democratic
March 4, 1857 – December 20, 1860
35th 36th
Elected in 1857 .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
Civil War and 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.
Lucius Q. C. Lamar (Oxford )
Democratic
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877
43rd 44th
Elected in 1872 .Re-elected in 1874 . Retired to run for U.S. senator .
Henry L. Muldrow (Starkville )
Democratic
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1885
45th 46th 47th 48th
Elected in 1876 .Re-elected in 1878 .Re-elected in 1880 .Re-elected in 1882 . Retired to become First Assistant Secretary of the Interior .
John Allen (Tupelo )
Democratic
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1901
49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th
Elected in 1884 .Re-elected in 1886 .Re-elected in 1888 .Re-elected in 1890 .Re-elected in 1892 .Re-elected in 1894 .Re-elected in 1896 .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
Elected in 1900 .Re-elected in 1902 .Re-elected in 1904 .Re-elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .Re-elected in 1910 .Re-elected in 1912 .Re-elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 .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
Elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 .Re-elected in 1932 .Re-elected in 1934 .Re-elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 .Re-elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 .Re-elected in 1946 .Re-elected in 1948 .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 4th district and re-elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .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 2nd district and re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 . Retired.
Roger Wicker (Tupelo )
Republican
January 3, 1995 – December 31, 2007
104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th
Elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 . Resigned after being appointed U.S. senator .
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 [ edit ]
2015 special election [ edit ]
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^ "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 .
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^ "Certification of Votes For United States House of Representatives, District One" (PDF) . Secretary of State of Mississippi . Retrieved December 13, 2022 .
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