Bennie Thompson, 2026 Mississippi 2nd District House Democratic candidate
Bennie Thompson*
DEMOCRATIC
US House of Representatives (D-MS)
1993 – Present
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Mississippi 22026 HOUSE POLLS

Ron Eller, 2026 Mississippi 2nd District House Republican candidate
Ron Eller
REPUBLICAN
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2026 Mississippi 2nd District House Forecast:

The Pollsmax 2026 Mississippi 2nd District House forecast currently gives Democrat Bennie Thompson a 99.5% chance of defeating Republican Ron Eller. Pollsmax projects Thompson to receive 63.2% of the vote compared with 36.9% for Eller, a projected Democratic margin of 26.3 percentage points. The model currently rates the race as Solid Democratic. The forecast is updated using 100,000 simulations incorporating polling and race fundamentals. See the Pollsmax forecast methodology.

The 2026 Mississippi 2nd District House election features Democrat Bennie Thompson and Republican Ron Eller. Incumbent Representative Bennie Thompson is seeking reelection to a eighteenth term. In 2024, Kamala Harris won Mississippi's 2nd congressional district by 12.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Democratic in 2026.

Year
2026
Race
House
District
MS-2
Democratic candidate
Bennie Thompson
Republican candidate
Ron Eller
Incumbent / open seat
Bennie Thompson
Forecast rating
Solid D
Projected vote
63.2% D / 36.9% R
Projected margin
D +26.3
Forecast odds
99.5% D / 0.5% R
Forecast last updated
12:00 AM on September 30, 2026
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