Trent Kelly
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 50% from PACs and 50% from individuals.
50% individuals50% PACs0% other
$1.0M
raised
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Mississippi · U.S. House · District 01 · 2026
Mississippi District 01 House race
General election in 54 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Mississippi District 01 House race
Trent Kelly leads the field on money raised.
Candidates in the Mississippi District 01 House race, 2026 report raising $1.6M between them. Trent Kelly reports $1M and Cliff Johnson reports $551,243, a gap of $452,962. Of what Trent Kelly reports, 50% came from individuals and 50% from PACs.
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
CJ
Cliff Johnson
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
95% individuals0% PACs5% other
$551K
raised
KB
Kelvin Buck
DD · challenger
56% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 44% from other sources.
56% individuals0% PACs44% other
$36K
raised
Where the money came from
$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Defense & Aerospace$42K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Banking & Financial$28K
Agriculture$19K
Tech & Telecom$10K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- ARPAC · pac$13K
- CADENCE BANK PAC · pac$10K
- FAIRBANKS MORSE, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON · pac$10K
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC · pac$10K
- THE BOEING COMPANY PAC · company$10K
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$9K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
32%66%
32% PACs66% individuals2% other
The incumbent's record
Trent Kelly is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2025)
$393K
$165K+. up $283K since 2015.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- House Committee on Agriculture
- House Committee on Armed Services
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Defense & Aerospace$42K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Banking & Financial$28K
Agriculture$19K
Tech & Telecom$10K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Trent Kelly R · incumbent | vs | CJ Cliff Johnson D · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.0M | Raised | $551K |
| $864K | Cash on hand | $150K |
| 50% | From PACs | 0% |
| 50% | From individuals | 95% |
| Defense & Aerospace | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |