Official portrait of Bennie G. Thompson
U.S. House

Bennie G. Thompson

U.S. Representative for Mississippi’s 2nd District

Party
Democrat
In office since
April 13, 1993
Current term ends
January 3, 2027
Next election
November 2026
2026 election

Running for the House in MS-2

Candidates registered with the FEC for MS-2 in 2026
CandidatePartyRaisedCash on hand
Bennie G. ThompsonIncumbentDemocrat$771K$1.4M
Evan TurnageDemocrat$473K$26
Kevin WilsonRepublican$280K$-16
Ron EllerRepublican$45K$36K

From Federal Election Commission filings, reported through June 30, 2026. FEC records show who registered and raised money, not who won a primary or qualified for the ballot. Your state election office publishes the official ballot.

Committee assignments1
  • House Committee on Homeland SecurityRanking Member
Contact
Washington office
2466 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2402

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Sources. Office, committee and contact records from the public congress-legislators dataset; portrait from the Government Publishing Office; 2026 fundraising totals from the Federal Election Commission. Updated September 24, 2026.

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