Mississippi · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026

Mississippi District 02 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Mississippi District 02 House race

Bennie G. Thompson leads the field on money raised.

Democrat Bennie G. Thompson leads the field with about $771K raised.

Ron Eller reports 93% 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.

Bennie G. Thompson

DIncumbent

D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 73% from PACs and 26% from individuals.

26% individuals73% PACs1% other

$771K

raised

Evan Turnage

D · challenger

30% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 70% from other sources.

30% individuals0% PACs70% other

$473K

raised

Kevin Wilson

R · challenger

13% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 87% from other sources.

13% individuals0% PACs87% other

$280K

raised

Ron Eller

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 93% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

93% individuals0% PACs7% other

$45K

raised

Bennie Foster

I · challenger

No receipts on file yet.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

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$73K

Labor / Unions$48K

Banking & Financial$19K

Tech & Telecom$14K

Health & Pharma$12K

Agriculture$12K

Insurance$8K

Law & Lobbying$7K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
CARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC (HALPAC) · pac$10K
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION · pac$10K
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE · pac$10K
CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE · company$9K
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) · pac$8K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

36%27%37%

36% PACs27% individuals37% other

The incumbent's record

Bennie G. Thompson is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$3.3M

$2.1M - $4.5M. up $2.3M since 2008.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Homeland Security · Ranking Member

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$73K

Labor / Unions$48K

Banking & Financial$19K

Tech & Telecom$14K

Health & Pharma$12K

Agriculture$12K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Bennie G. Thompson D · incumbent	vs	ET Evan Turnage D · challenger
$771K	Raised	$473K
$1.4M	Cash on hand	$26
73%	From PACs	0%
26%	From individuals	30%
Labor / Unions	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No