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Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, MS-01

John Trent Kelly

RepublicanIncumbentFEC H6MS01131VM-8D8-SM8E
WonCounts not on file
Called
Called by Wikipedia editors 7:31 AM ET
Term begins
January 3, 2027

Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07

Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +18.5, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

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Born
March 1, 1966 (age 60)
Education
Not on file
Occupation
Not on file
In Congress
6 House terms, since June 9, 2015

Facts above: congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).

John Trent Kelly, photo
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The race

U.S. House, MS-01. Won.

  1. Trent Kelly Republican · winnern/a

Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call
Republican (R +18.5, from the Vugol Vector model)
Result
Won

Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.

Polls, Vector and Tensor for this race

Money

$1.31Mtotal raised, 2026 cycle, as of October 14, 2026
$1.09Mspent
$834Kcash on hand

Principal campaign committee: KELLY FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.

Where the money came from

2.8% of the $631,264 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).

  • Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)1.3%$17,725
  • Individuals, itemized46.7%$613,538
  • Other political committees (PACs)51.3%$674,638
  • Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.6%$8,472

Employers donors listed

  1. SEEMANN COMPOSITES$18,0007 contributions
  2. OCEAN AERO$12,5006 contributions
  3. ERGON$10,5003 contributions
  4. C2 STRATEGIES$8,6005 contributions
  5. VATN SYSTEMS$7,7507 contributions
  6. USMI$7,5003 contributions
  7. ANDURIL INDUSTRIES INC$7,0002 contributions
  8. DUNLAP & KYLE$7,0003 contributions
  9. THORN RUN PARTNERS$7,0005 contributions
  10. TOWER LOAN$7,0002 contributions

Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.

Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash bb1b726bc21c

Industries

Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.

Record

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Agriculture
    2 subcommittees
    • Forestry and Horticulture
    • Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
  • House Committee on Armed Services
    2 subcommittees
    • Intelligence and Special Operations
    • Seapower and Projection Forces (Chairman)
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
    2 subcommittees
    • Central Intelligence Agency
    • National Security Agency and Cyber

Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027

Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)

Sponsored
8 bills and resolutions
Cosponsored
120 bills and resolutions

Most recent sponsored bills

Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-08 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 6fc521d094b7

Bills and votes

The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:

Roll-call vote records are not on file here.

Issues and positions

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Contact and links

Website
kellyformississippi.com official
Office phone
202-225-4306
Washington office
2243 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2401
Campaign email
info@kellyformississippi.com · source
Social

Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.

Timeline

  1. 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 7:31 AM ET
  2. 2024U.S. House, MS-01 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
  3. 2022U.S. House, MS-01 · General · won · 122,151 votes (73.0%) Vugol.Me record
  4. 2020U.S. House, MS-01 · General · won · 228,787 votes (68.8%) Vugol.Me record
  5. 2018U.S. House, MS-01 · General · won · 158,245 votes (66.9%) Vugol.Me record

Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.

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