Elections Intelligence

Trent Kelly

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INCUMBENT Safe R Strong favorite
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What the Signal reads

Safe R

Kelly is the Republican incumbent, defending a seat the Signal rates Safe R. The market has Kelly at 96.2¢ against Johnson's 6¢, unchanged since August 3. Kelly leads 1.8 to 1 in money raised.

The market

Kalshi ↗
Kelly · Republican contract
96.2¢
Unchangedsince August 3

This contract settles on whether a Republican holds the seat, not on Trent Kelly by name.

Aug 342 daily readings · high 96.5¢ · low 84¢Oct 12
Trent KellyRepublican · incumbent
96.2¢
Cliff JohnsonDemocratic
6.0¢

17,168 traded · 2,204 open. Prices are the yes ask; sides may not sum to 100.Checked 2:09 PM ET

Kelly v Johnson

Metric by metric
Kelly
Johnson
96.2¢
MarketKalshi, 2:09 PM ET
6.0¢
$1.00M
RaisedFEC, through June 30
$551.2K
$863.7K
Cash on handFEC, through June 30
$149.6K
U.S. Representativesince 2015
Holds now
No office on file

The 2026 race

Mississippi 1st District
Prior result
R+39.6

2024 general election, won by Trent Kelly.

Fundraising
1.8 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026, through June 30.

The general election is on November 3, which is 22 days away.