House districts / Mississippi
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district
MS-3. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Michael Patrick Guest Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.1mSpent $821k · Cash $780k
- Michael Alexis Chiaradio Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $224kSpent $185k · Cash $39k
1 other 2026 candidate filed reports (primary candidate). 2 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 34.9% | Trump 64.1% | 1.0% | R+29.2 |
| 2020 | Biden 37.2% | Trump 61.5% | 1.2% | R+24.3 |
| 2016 | Clinton 35.2% | Trump 62.8% | 1.9% | R+27.6 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 738,402 | |
| Adults (18+) | 567,233 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 98.3% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 21.0% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 24.8% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 31.6% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 22.6% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 58.4% | 57.4% |
| Black | 33.4% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 3.0% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.0% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 28.9% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $60,128 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2024 | Michael Guest Republican | 100.0% | R+100.0 | ||
| 2022 | Michael Guest Republican | 70.7% | Shuwaski A. Young Democrat | 29.3% | R+41.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Michael Guest Republican | 64.7% | Dorothy “Dot” Benford Democrat | 35.3% | R+29.3 |
| 2018 | Michael Guest Republican | 62.3% | Michael Ted Evans Democrat others 1.0% | 36.7% | R+25.6 |
| 2016 | Gregg Harper Republican | 66.2% | Dennis Quinn Democrat others 3.4% | 30.4% | R+35.8 |
| 2014 | Gregg Harper Republican | 68.9% | Douglas MacArthur "Doug" Magee Democrat others 3.2% | 27.9% | R+41.0 |
| 2012 | Gregg Harper Republican | 80.0% | John "Luke" Pannell Reform | 20.0% | R+60.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 seat count changed from 5 to 4 after the census | |||||
| 2010 | Gregg Harper Republican | 68.0% | Jeol L. Gill Democrat others 0.8% | 31.2% | R+36.8 |
| 2008 | Gregg Harper Republican | 62.5% | Joel Gill Democrat | 37.5% | R+25.1 |
| 2006 | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Republican | 77.7% | Jim Giles Independent others 6.2% | 16.1% | R+61.6 |
| 2004 | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Republican | 80.1% | Jim Giles Independent others 6.2% | 13.8% | R+66.3 |
| 2002 | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Republican | 63.6% | Ronnie Shows Democrat others 1.7% | 34.8% | R+28.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2000 | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Republican | 73.2% | William Clay Thrash Democrat others 1.1% | 25.7% | R+47.4 |
| 1998 | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Republican | 84.6% | Charles T. Scarborough Libertarian | 15.4% | R+69.1 |
| 1996 | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Jr. Republican | 61.4% | John Arthur Eaves Jr. Democrat others 2.1% | 36.5% | R+24.9 |
| 1994 | G. V. (Sonny) Montgomer Democrat | 67.6% | Dutch Dabbs Republican | 32.4% | D+35.2 |
| 1992 | G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery Democrat | 81.2% | Michael E. Williams Republican | 18.8% | D+62.4 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1988 | G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Democrat | 88.8% | Jimmie Ray Bourland Republican | 11.2% | D+77.6 |
| 1986 | G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1984 | G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1982 | G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Democrat | 93.1% | James Bradshaw Independent | 6.9% | D+86.2 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1978 | G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery Democrat | 92.4% | Dorothy Eleanor Cleveland Republican | 7.6% | D+84.7 |
| 1976 | G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery Democrat | 93.9% | Dorothy Colby Cleveland Republican | 6.1% | D+87.9 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits