2015 Mississippi's 1st congressional district special election

none 2015 Mississippi elections February 2026 July 2015 2015 Mississippi's 1st congressional district special election Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg by-election Mississippi's 1st congressional district no 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 1 2014 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi#District 1 2016 June 2, 2015 (runoff)May 12, 2015 (blanket) File:Trent Kelly official congressional photo (cropped).jpg 150x150px Trent Kelly Republican Party (United States) 69,516 69.97% 3x4.svg Walter Zinn Democratic Party (United States) 29,831 30.03% File:Mississippi 1st District 2015 special.svg 180px Runoff county resultsKelly: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Zinn: #7996E2 50–60% U.S. Representative Alan Nunnelee Republican Party (United States) Trent Kelly Republican Party (United States) A special election for Mississippi's 1st congressional district was held on May 12, 2015, to fill the term left by the vacancy created by the death of Alan Nunnelee.http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/28188760/may-12-election-set-to-fill-north-mississippi-us-house-seat May 12 election set to fill north Mississippi US House seat February 24, 2015 February 24, 2015 Emily Wagster Pettus Associated Press WMC-TV https://web.archive.org/web/20150224232939/http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/28188760/may-12-election-set-to-fill-north-mississippi-us-house-seat February 24, 2015 dead Nunnelee, a member of the Republican Party, died on February 6, 2015.https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/02/06/alan-nunnelee-mississippi-congressman-dies/22986865 Alan Nunnelee, Mississippi congressman, dies at 56 The Clarion-Ledger February 6, 2015 February 6, 2015 According to Mississippi state law, Governor Phil Bryant had to call the special election within 60 days of Nunnelee's death, and had to be held at least 60 days after the call. Prospective candidates had to submit a petition for ballot access consisting of at least 1,000 signatures of qualified Mississippi voters with the office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi at least 45 days before the election.https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/02/06/governor-will-set-election-nunnelees-death/22992105/ Governor will set election after Nunnelee's death The Clarion-Ledger February 6, 2015 May 13, 2015 Geoff Pender The election was won by Republican Trent Kelly. Election format All candidates ran together on the same primary ballot, irrespective of party affiliation. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff was held on June 2 between Trent Kelly (R) and Walter Zinn (D), the top two finishers.http://atr.rollcall.com/mississippi-chris-mcdaniel-alan-nunnelee/ Chris McDaniel Looks to Play in Mississippi Special Election February 11, 2015 February 11, 2015 Emily Cahn Roll Call February 13, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150213111416/http://atr.rollcall.com/mississippi-chris-mcdaniel-alan-nunnelee/ deadhttp://atr.rollcall.com/mississippi-special-election-results-walter-zinn-trent-kelly/ Mississippi Special Election Heads to Runoff May 12, 2015 May 13, 2015 Emily Cahn Roll Call May 14, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150514235749/http://atr.rollcall.com/mississippi-special-election-results-walter-zinn-trent-kelly/ dead Candidates Note: Special elections in Mississippi are nonpartisan. Party identification is for informational purposes only. Republican Party Declared Boyce Adams, nominee for the Northern District of the Mississippi Public Service Commission in 2011 Sam Adcock, businessmanhttps://www.djournal.com/oxford/news/two-more-candidates-to-join-1st-congressional-district-race/article_5dfe89d5-7d3d-5bfa-9eb2-6d7eab06165f.html Two more to join congressional race March 17, 2015 March 18, 2015 Rod Guajardo subscription Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Nancy Adams Collins, state senatorhttp://www.wtok.com/home/headlines/Candidates-Jump-into-Mississippi-Congressional-Race-294278271.html Candidates Jump into Mississippi Congressional Race February 26, 2015 February 26, 2015 WTOK-TV February 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150227022624/http://www.wtok.com/home/headlines/Candidates-Jump-into-Mississippi-Congressional-Race-294278271.html dead Ed "Doc" Holliday, dentist Starner Jones, emergency room physicianhttps://www.djournal.com/news/er-physician-enters-1st-district-race/article_d196ad78-1412-51ca-96bd-e3dcbdca2199.html ER physician enters 1st District race March 11, 2015 March 18, 2015 Bobby Harrison Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal March 12, 2015 subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20150312110822/http://djournal.com/news/er-physician-enters-1st-district-race/ live Trent Kelly, (Lee, Pontotoc, Alcorn, Monroe, Itawamba, Prentiss and Tishomingo Counties) District Attorney Chip Mills, Itawamba County Prosecutorhttps://www.clarionledger.com/story/dailyledes/2015/02/11/candidates-first-congressional-district-mississippi/23241853/ Rumored, running or out for #MS01 congressional race March 4, 2015 March 4, 2015 Sam R. Hall The Clarion-Ledgerhttp://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/County-prosecutor-enters-Congressional-race/UqIhAUItiU2u0nB1sD2-rg.cspx County prosecutor enters Congressional race March 2, 2015 March 2, 2015 WTVA https://web.archive.org/web/20150306102635/http://www.wtva.com/news/local/story/County-prosecutor-enters-Congressional-race/UqIhAUItiU2u0nB1sD2-rg.cspx March 6, 2015 dead Greg Pirkle, attorney and son of Estus Pirkle Henry Ross, former mayor of Eupora and candidate for the seat in 2010 and 2012http://www.sunherald.com/2015/03/12/6118296_north-mississippi-us-house-race.html https://archive.today/20150316233325/http://www.sunherald.com/2015/03/12/6118296_north-mississippi-us-house-race.html dead March 16, 2015 North Mississippi US House race grows to 11 candidates March 12, 2015 March 16, 2015 Emily Wagster Pettus Associated Press Sun Herald Daniel Sparks, attorney Mike Tagert, Northern District Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Transportationhttp://yallpolitics.com/index.php/yp/post/40576/ MS Transportation Commissioner Mike Tagert Announces Candidacy For United States Congress #MS01 March 9, 2015 March 9, 2015 Yall Politics Quentin Whitwell, former Jackson City Councilman Withdrew Chris Brown, state representativehttps://twitter.com/EWagsterPettus/status/571081289937395712 MS state Rep @ChrisBrownHD20 says he's not running for Congress bec dad's retiring & he needs to spend more time w family RV dealerships. February 26, 2015 February 26, 2015 Emily Wagster Pettus Twitter Declined Lynn Fitch, Mississippi State Treasurer Merle Flowers, former state senator Tommy Irwin, mayor of Corinth Chip Johnson, mayor of Hernando James Maxwell, judge on the Mississippi Court of AppealsApril 2021 Brad Mayo, state representative Glenn McCullough, former mayor of Tupelo, former chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority and candidate for the seat in 2008https://www.djournal.com/news/education/bryant-tabs-mccullough-for-college-board/article_930bd917-6e9d-5958-a3de-3cfbcbe0be33.html Bryant tabs McCullough for College Board February 20, 2015 February 20, 2015 Bobby Harrison Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal February 21, 2015 subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20150221011720/http://djournal.com/news/bryant-tabs-mccullough-college-board/ live Mandy McGrevey Gunasekara, counsel for the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Joseph Murray, attorney and author Tori Nunnelee, widow of former Congressman Alan Nunnelee John Oxford, director of Corporate Communication for Renasant Bank David Parker, state senatorhttp://yallpolitics.com/index.php/yp/post/40445/ State Sen. David Parker will not seek MS01 seat February 20, 2015 February 20, 2015 Yall Politics Amanda Tollison, attorney Gray Tollison, state senator Amy Tuck, former Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi Todd Wade, former NFL player Democratic Party Declared Walter Zinn, attorney and political aidehttps://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2015/mar/27/politico-walter-zinn-seek-1st-cd-seat/ Politico Walter Zinn to Seek 1st CD Seat March 27, 2015 March 27, 2015 R.L. Nave Jackson Free Press Declined Hob Bryan, state senatorhttp://mspoliticalpulse.com/2015/02/dems-gop-mulling-congressional-bids-in-ms01/ Dems, GOP Mulling Congressional Bids in MS01 February 11, 2015 February 12, 2015 DeMiktric Biggs Mississippi Political Pulse Travis Childers, former U.S. Representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014 Steve Holland, state representativehttp://www.redracinghorses.com/diary/4252/ms01-alan-nunnelee-has-died MS-01: Alan Nunnelee Has Died February 6, 2015 February 12, 2015 Red Racing Horses Eric Powell, former state senator Brandon Presley, Public Service Commissioner and former mayor of Nettleton (ran for re-election)https://www.clarionledger.com/story/dailyledes/2015/02/11/brandon-presley-will-not-run-for-congress/23230661/ Presley won't be among Congressional candidates February 11, 2015 February 12, 2015 Sam R. Hall The Clarion-Ledger Scott Ross, former mayor of West Point Jason Shelton, Mayor of Tupelo Libertarian Party Did Not File Danny Bedwell, businessman and Libertarian nominee for the seat in 2012 and 2014https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/236861-crowded-field-for-open-mississippi-house-seat/ The Hill Crowded field for open Miss. House seat March 25, 2015 March 25, 2015 Jonathan Easley General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Reporthttps://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/mississippi-house/uncertainty-reigns-ms-01-special-approaches Uncertainty Reigns as MS-01 Special Approaches Dave Wasserman May 1, 2015 January 2, 2022 Solid R May 1, 2015 Inside Electionshttps://www.insideelections.com/news/article/mississippi-1-special-republicans-avoid-08-redo Mississippi 1 Special: Republicans Avoid ‘08 Redo The Rothenberg Political Report March 6, 2015 January 4, 2022 Solid R March 6, 2015 Fundraising Campaign Finance Reports through April 22 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on Hand Debt Boyce Adams $358,918 $304,876 $54,041 $245,408 Sam Adcock $241,033 $123,769 $117,263 $120,000 Nancy Collins $198,421 $163,465 $34,956 $141,983 Ed Holliday $121,165 $46,903 $58,521 $100,000 Starner Jones $385,901 $327,233 $58,667 $350,000 Trent Kelly $117,703 $60,553 $57,150 $0 Chip Mills $119,250 $100,351 $18,898 $30,000 Greg Pirkle $291,010 $144,424 $146,585 $100,000 Henry Ross $92,388 $33,390 $58,696 $115,911 Daniel Sparks $27,100 $15,977 $11,123 $8,617 Mike Tagert $371,965 $245,392 $126,572 $0 Quentin Whitwell $119,965 $95,187 $24,727 $0 Walter Zinn $11,552 $8,794 $2,752 $0 Source: Federal Election Commissionhttp://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/cancomsrs/?_10+CAN+WI Summary Reports Search Results - 2015–2016 Cycle fec.gov May 14, 2015 https://archive.today/20120713233612/http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/cancomsrs/?_10+CAN+WI July 13, 2012 dead mdy-all Results thumb|180px| Zinn #EBF2FF 10–20% #dfeeff 20–30% #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% Kelly #ffe0ea 20–30% #ffc8cd 30–40% Tagert #d2f7d2 10–20% #c0f0c0 20–30% #aae5aa 30–40% Pirkle #cda6ff 40–50% Jones #ffd3c3 20–30% Mills #f9d440 50–60% Ross #E6E6E6 30–40% Adams #FFC7F4 20–30% Holliday #f9e4c6 30–40% Sparks #7DDDDD 40–50% 2015 Mississippi's 1st congressional district special electionhttps://sos.ms.gov/elections/electionresults/2015Special/certified%20results/US%20House,%20Congressional%20District%201%20Certification.pdf Total Votes Reported by County for the 2015 Special Election Mississippi Secretary of State July 26, 2019 Nonpartisan politician Walter Zinn 15,385 17.41 Nonpartisan politician Trent Kelly 14,418 16.32 Nonpartisan politician Mike Tagert 11,231 12.71 Nonpartisan politician Greg Pirkle 7,142 8.08 Nonpartisan politician Starner Jones 6,993 7.91 Nonpartisan politician Chip Mills 6,929 7.84 Nonpartisan politician Henry Ross 4,313 4.88 Nonpartisan politician Boyce Adams 4,037 4.57 Nonpartisan politician Nancy Adams Collins 4,006 4.53 Nonpartisan politician Sam Adcock 4,000 4.53 Nonpartisan politician Ed "Doc" Holliday 3,958 4.48 Nonpartisan politician Quentin Whitwell 3,124 3.56 Nonpartisan politician Daniel Sparks 2,828 3.20 88,364 100.0 Runoff election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Reporthttps://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/mississippi-house/ms-01-kelly-virtually-assured-runoff-victory MS-01: Kelly Virtually Assured of Runoff Victory Dave Wasserman May 15, 2015 January 2, 2022 Solid R May 15, 2015 Fundraising Campaign Finance Reports through May 15 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on Hand Debt Trent Kelly $145,843 $123,618 $22,225 $0 Walter Zinn $19,056 $23,597 $(4,540) $0 Source: Federal Election Commissionhttp://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/cancomsrs/?_10+CAN+WI Summary Reports Search Results - 2015–2016 Cycle fec.gov May 24, 2015 https://archive.today/20120713233612/http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/cancomsrs/?_10+CAN+WI July 13, 2012 dead mdy-all Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror TrentKelly (R) WalterZinn (D) UndecidedGravis MarketingGravis Marketing May 28, 2015 509 ± 4% 54% 37% 9% Results 2015 Mississippi's 1st congressional district special runoff election Nonpartisan politician Trent Kelly 69,516 69.97 Nonpartisan politician Walter Zinn 29,831 30.03 99,347 100.00 Republican Party (United States) By county Countyhttps://sos.ms.gov/elections/electionresults/2015SpecialRunoff/certified%20results/US%20House,%20Congressional%20District%201%20Certification.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20230531110905/https://sos.ms.gov/elections/electionresults/2015SpecialRunoff/certified%20results/US%20House,%20Congressional%20District%201%20Certification.pdf May 31, 2023 live US House, Congressional District 1 Certification Hosemann Delbert Delbert Hosemann June 12, 2015 Secretary of State of Mississippi September 8, 2025Trent KellyRepublicanWalter ZinnDemocraticMarginTotal#%#%#%Alcorn2,84179.25%74420.75%2,09758.49%3,585Benton69662.14%42437.86%27224.29%1,120Calhoun1,82072.57%68827.43%1,13245.14%2,508Chickasaw1,96752.18%1,80347.82%1644.35%3,770Choctaw1,14175.12%37824.88%76350.23%1,519Clay2,09246.50%2,40753.50%-315-7.00%4,499DeSoto9,76478.31%2,70421.69%7,06056.62%12,468Itawamba3,12788.53%40511.47%2,72277.07%3,532Lafayette3,33858.16%2,40141.84%93716.33%5,739Lee10,72373.64%3,83926.36%6,88447.27%14,562Lowndes5,28363.38%3,05236.62%2,23126.77%8,335Marshall1,93246.13%2,25653.87%-324-7.74%4,188Monroe4,11664.27%2,28835.73%1,82828.54%6,404Oktibbeha (part)32064.26%17835.74%14228.51%498Pontotoc4,03872.74%1,51327.26%2,52545.49%5,551Prentiss2,52877.83%72022.17%1,80855.67%3,248Tate2,04171.82%80128.18%1,24043.63%2,842Tippah2,47280.26%60819.74%1,86460.52%3,080Tishomingo2,02684.88%36115.12%1,66569.75%2,387Union3,66381.96%80618.04%2,85763.93%4,469Webster1,72886.23%27613.77%1,45272.46%2,004Winston1,86061.20%1,17938.80%68122.41%3,039Totals69,51669.97%29,83130.03%39,68539.95%99,347 References 30em External links Trent Kelly campaign website Walter Zinn campaign website United States House of Representatives 1 2015 1 Mississippi 1 Mississippi 2015 1 Mississippi 1 United States House of Representatives 2015 01