2020Final results
2020 election for Mississippi's 3rd District
U.S. House · Mississippi
Michael Guest (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Dorothy "dot" Benford (D) by 29.3 points.
Michael GuestRepublican · winner
64.7%221,064
Dorothy "dot" BenfordDemocrat
35.3%120,782
341,846 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
No DemocratMichael Guest
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Raised by the campaign
$802.9K
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Spent by the campaign
$554.2K
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Cash on hand
$282.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020