The Winner
If you live in Mississippi's 3rd U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Michael Guest (R-MS), who has been declared the election winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press and CNN. The Associated Press and CNN called the race around 9:20 p.m. on Nov. 3, and the general-election count is still being tallied. The seat stays in Republican hands.
The Race
Democrat Michael Chiaradio and Libertarian Erik Kiehle also reached the general election ballot after each advanced through their respective March 10, 2026, primaries. All three major race-rating services rated the seat as strongly favoring Republicans heading into Election Day: Cook Political Report rated it Solid Republican, Inside Elections rated it Solid Republican, and Sabato's Crystal Ball rated it Safe Republican, according to Ballotpedia.
Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District has a total population of about 738,400 residents, a median household income of about $60,100, and a median age of about 38.6, according to Geographies data for the district. About 28.9 percent of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the district's population is about 58.9 percent white and 33.5 percent Black, with an unemployment rate of about 5.1 percent and about 18 percent of residents living below the poverty line.
What's Next
Guest is set to resume office on Jan. 3, 2027. He said his immediate priorities include passing annual appropriations bills and addressing cost-of-living issues, including exploring ways to reduce health-care costs, according to the Prentiss Headlight, which reported his comments on Feb. 3, 2026.
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