Elections · U.S. House · Mississippi
2026 Mississippi House race,
Michael Guest (Republican), Michael Chiaradio (Democrat) and Erik Kiehle (Libertarian) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in Mississippi District 3, as recorded September 21, 2026.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Also in this race: Erik Kiehle (Libertarian).
Official candidate list: Mississippi Secretary of State. Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.
The seat
Michael Guest
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 2019 · Age 56
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in Mississippi
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 30 days before the election.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 25,902 votes
- Michael Chiaradio Won: Unopposed 25,902
Primary source: Mississippi Secretary of State official Democratic primary recapitulation.
The primary · 44,553 votes
- Michael Guest Won: Unopposed 44,553
Primary source: Mississippi Secretary of State official Republican primary recapitulation.
Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Also filed for this seat
2 filedNot on the November ballot
None of these has campaign money on file with the FEC.
Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
Ballot status not confirmed
None of these has campaign money on file with the FEC.
Filed with the FEC for this seat. No source on record says whether they qualified for the November ballot: independent and minor-party candidates qualify through the state, often by petition, and the FEC does not track whether they did.
The district
Census context- People
- 738K
- Median household income
- $60K
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Living below the poverty line
- 18.0%
- Without health insurance
- 9.8%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
How this seat voted last time
Unopposed in 2024
- Michael Guest Won: 100%
265,159 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are each campaign's latest FEC report, ending between October 12, 2025 and June 30, 2026. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.