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 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Mississippi District 01 House race
Trent Kelly leads the field on money raised.
Republican Trent Kelly leads the field with about $1.0M raised.
Cliff Johnson reports 95% of campaign money from individuals.
FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.
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.
Small donors & unclassified$142K
Defense & Aerospace$39K
Banking & Financial$28K
Agriculture$9K
Ideological / Leadership$7K
Law & Lobbying$5K
Health & Pharma$5K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- SEEMANN COMPOSITES · company$18K
- CADENCE BANK PAC · pac$10K
- FAIRBANKS MORSE, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- THE BOEING COMPANY PAC · company$10K
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$9K
- C2 STRATEGIES · company$9K
- MISSISSIPPI FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FURTHERING AGRICULTURE FOR RURAL MISSISSIPPIANS FUND PA · 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 - $620K. 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.
Small donors & unclassified$142K
Defense & Aerospace$39K
Banking & Financial$28K
Agriculture$9K
Ideological / Leadership$7K
Law & Lobbying$5K
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 |