2018Final results
2018 election for Mississippi's 1st District
U.S. House · Mississippi
Trent Kelly (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Randy Mack Wadkins (D) by 34.5 points.
Trent KellyRepublican · winner
66.9%158,245
Randy Mack WadkinsDemocrat
32.4%76,601
Tracella Lou O'Hara HillReform
0.7%1,675
236,521 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Randy Mack WadkinsTrent Kelly
$156.9K
Raised by the campaign
$928.7K
$157K
Spent by the campaign
$897.5K
-$10
Cash on hand
$178.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018