2015Final resultsSpecial election
2015 special election for Mississippi's 1st District
U.S. House · Mississippi
Trent Kelly (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Walter Zinn (D) by 39.9 points.
Trent KellyRepublican · winner
70.0%69,516
Walter ZinnDemocrat
30.0%29,831
99,347 votes
Source: Federal Election CommissionUpdated Oct 3, 2026, 3:20 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2015
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Walter ZinnNo Republican
$29.9K
Raised by the campaign
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$29.8K
Spent by the campaign
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$37
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 19, 2015.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Nov 19, 2015