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

Mississippi District 02 House race

General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Mississippi District 02 House race

Bennie G. Thompson leads the field on money raised.

Candidates in the Mississippi District 02 House race, 2026 report raising $1.6M between them. Bennie G. Thompson reports $770,971 and Evan Turnage reports $473,213, a gap of $297,758. Of what Bennie G. Thompson reports, 26% came from individuals and 73% 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.

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.

Labor / Unions$58K

Small donors & unclassified$28K

Agriculture$19K

Banking & Financial$10K

Transportation$10K

Insurance$8K

Tech & Telecom$8K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC · pac$10K
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTION · super pac$10K
CARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC (HALPAC) · pac$10K
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE · pac$10K
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION · pac$10K

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+. 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.

Labor / Unions$58K

Small donors & unclassified$28K

Agriculture$19K

Banking & Financial$10K

Transportation$10K

Insurance$8K

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