Elections Intelligence

Mississippi 1st District

DEFENDED SEATSafe R

Trent Kelly (R) has held this seat since June 2015, after a special election, and is running for re-election. Before that: Alan Nunnelee (R).

Cliff Johnson Challenger
6¢
Party market · checked 2:09 PM ETView on Kalshi ↗
96.2¢
Trent Kelly Incumbent

FTP Race Signal

FTP Race SignalA composite of market, polling and money. The prediction-market price anchors it; a polling average moves it: the last 30 days, or the three most recent pollsters when fewer polled. Polls paid for by a candidate, party or allied group move 2 points toward the other side and count half. When the three most recent independent pollsters each have the race within three points, it is a Toss-up unless the market is already decisive. Fundraising counts only at a five-to-one gap. Past results are context, not inputs. A rating changes only when the evidence clears the line.

The market prices this seat about where its history left it: a 40-point Republican hold in 2024, priced at 96.2¢ today.

Safe R
Safe DLikely DLean DToss-upLean RLikely RSafe R
Market · Safe RR 96.2¢: traders' price for a Republican hold. Prior result · Safe RR+39.62 in 2024.

No public polls. The market favors Kelly.

As of October 12.

Market

BandPRICEToss-up50¢ to 65¢Lean65¢ to 82¢Likely82¢ to 95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 96.2¢

Kalshi party market · checked 2:09 PM ET

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Polling

BandPOINTSToss-up0 to 5Lean5 to 10Likely10 to 20Safe20 and above
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Prior result

BandPOINTSToss-up0 to 5Lean5 to 12Likely12 to 25Safe25 and above
R+39.6

Trent Kelly (R)

69.8% to 30.2% · 2024 general election

def. Dianne Dodson Black (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

Fundraising

BandRATIO TO 1Parity1 to 5Lean5 and above
1.8 to 1

Raised 2025 to 2026 · thru Jun 30

Cliff Johnson$551.2K ↗$149.6K cash
Trent Kelly$1.00M ↗$863.7K cash

Total receipts in the 2025 to 2026 two-year cycle, through June 30, 2026; Kelly leads 1.8 to 1, short of the 5 to 1 at which fundraising takes a place on the spectrum.

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