Mississippi US Presidential Election 2024: Voting, Result info, Candidates and all you need to know

Mississippi, United States

Mississippi US Presidential Election 2024: The United States voted for the presidential elections on November 5.

The voting was held across the 50 states in the country and the Republican Party emerged victorious as President-elect Donald Trump defeated Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

All about the state of Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the country's Southeastern region and shares a border with Tennessee, Alabama, the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana and Arkansas.

According to the 2020 census, the state's population is approximately 2.96 million, which makes it the 35th most populous state in the country. There were 2,112,669 registered voters in Mississippi as of October 2, 2024. In the 2020 presidential elections, the voter turnout was 61 per cent of registered voters.

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How many Senate seats were going for election in the state? Who were the candidates?

In Mississippi, voting was held on one seat of the US Senate during the general elections on November 5, 2024.

The candidates who ran for the US Senate Mississippi are the incumbent Roger Wicker (Republican) against Ty Pinkins (Democrat).

How many House of Representatives seats were going for election in the state? Who were the candidates?

In the House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, people voted to elect four US representatives from the State of Mississippi and one each from the four congressional districts of the state.

District 1

• Trent Kelly (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
• Dianne Black (Democratic Party) 

District 2

• Bennie Thompson (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
• Ronald Eller (Republican Party) 

District 3

• Michael Guest (Incumbent)

There is no Democratic primary candidate for this race.

District 4

• Mike Ezell (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
• Craig Raybon (Democratic Party) 

Who won the presidential election in the state in 2020?

Trump won in Mississippi in the 2020 presidential elections and defeated US President Joe Biden by garnering 756,764 votes.

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Mississippi has been a stronghold of the Republican party for years and has not seen the victory of the Democratic party in the recent past.

Results of 2024 election

Donald Trump secured victory in Mississippi in the US presidential elections. In the Senate elections, Republican Roger Wicker defeated Democrat Ty Pinkins by securing 668,802 votes.

Here's the list of House of Representatives elections.

(With inputs from agencies)