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2016 Mississippi U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2016 Mississippi U.S. House District 1 Election?

Trent Kelly won the 2016 Mississippi U.S. House District 1 Election. Trent Kelly received 206,455 popular votes (68.72%). The main challenger was Jacob Owens (27.94%).

See the full head-to-head between Kelly and Owens

Kelly +40.8 pts · won by 122,508 votes
Trent KellyRepublicanWINNER68.72%
206,455 votes
Jacob OwensDemocratic27.94%
83,947 votes
Chase WilsonLibertarian2.06%
6,181 votes
Cathy L. TooleReform1.28%
3,840 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.