Called Nov 3Unofficial results
Mississippi's 2nd District
U.S. House · Mississippi
Bennie Thompson won re-election by 37.6 points over Ron Eller.
Bennie ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.6%165,262
Ron EllerRepublican
30.0%73,254
Bennie FosterIndependent
2.4%5,887
97% of the expected vote counted · 244,403 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Bennie ThompsonRon Eller
$928.2K
Raised by the campaign
$70.8K
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$65.4K
$1.3M
Cash on hand
$42.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Bennie Thompson
- >99%
- Ron Eller
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+29.0
The candidates
Bennie Thompson (D)
Incumbent U.S. representativeRon Eller (R)
Physician assistant and nominee for this district in 2024
Incumbent U.S. representativeRon Eller (R)
Physician assistant and nominee for this district in 2024
Also on the ballot: Bennie Foster (Independent), 2.4%
Changes to this page
- · Race called for Thompson.