2016Final results
2016 election for Mississippi's 1st District
U.S. House · Mississippi
Trent Kelly (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Jacob Owens (D) by 40.8 points.
Trent KellyRepublican · winner
68.7%206,455
Jacob OwensDemocrat
27.9%83,947
Chase WilsonLibertarian
2.1%6,181
Cathy L. TooleReform
1.3%3,840
The same year, the district voted R+37.4 for president; this race was R+40.8.300,423 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
No DemocratTrent Kelly
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Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
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Spent by the campaign
$950.9K
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Cash on hand
$146.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016
The candidates
Trent Kelly (R)Jacob Owens (D)
Also on the ballot: Chase Wilson (Libertarian), 2.1%; Cathy L. Toole (Reform), 1.3%