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McDonnell, the Republican Party nominee, had also unsuccessfully challenged Taylor in both 1998 and 2000. Taylor first was elected in 1989 to Mississippi's 5th congressional district , after having lost to Larkin I. Smith in the 1988 race for that open seat, which had been vacated by Trent Lott when Lott made a successful run for the Senate .
Mississippi admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817: 1817–1873. Year ... National Republican (NR) Anti-Administration (AA) Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Current U.S. representatives from Mississippi District Member (Residence) [1] Party Incumbent since CPVI (2022) [2] District map 1st: Trent Kelly : Republican June 2, 2015 R+18: 2nd: Bennie Thompson : Democratic April 13, 1993 D+11: 3rd: Michael Guest : Republican January 3, 2019 R+15: 4th: Mike Ezell : Republican January 3, 2023 R+22
The district was reduced to include only three of the cities, plus a wealthy area of Jackson due to 2020 census redistricting. The incumbent was Republican Michael Guest, who was elected with 64.7% of the vote in 2020.
Mississippi is divided into 82 counties and contains 300 municipalities, consisting of cities, towns, and villages. [2] [3] Mississippi's municipalities cover 4.3% of the state's land mass and are home to 50.5% of its population. [1] Municipalities in Mississippi are classified according to population size.
Trump won Mississippi in the U.S. Presidential election with a higher percentage than in 2020. Several blue counties also went red.
Southern Living's "The South's Best Cities 2024" list left out Mississippi. Here are three cities that should have made the list. Mississippi left off 'Best Southern Cities' list.
The district is approximately 275 miles (443 km) long, 180 miles (290 km) wide and borders the Mississippi River; it encompasses much of the Mississippi Delta, for a total of 28 counties plus parts of Hinds and Madison. It is the only majority-black district in the state.