Mississippi congressional candidates must qualify by Friday
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi’s four U.S. House members are seeking re-election.
Candidates’ qualifying deadline is at 5 p.m. Friday, and party primaries are March 8.
By Thursday:
– In the northern 1st District, Rep. Trent Kelly had one Republican primary challenger, Paul Clever. One Democrat, Jacob Aaron Owens, had qualified. Kelly won a 2015 special election.
– In the 2nd District, which stretches through the Delta and into Jackson, Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson was unopposed. He was elected in 1993.
– In the central 3rd District, Rep. Gregg Harper had one primary challenger, Jim Giles. No Democrat had filed to run. Harper was elected in 2008.
-In the southern 4th District, Rep. Steven Palazzo did not have a Republican primary challenger. Mark Dey Gladney qualified as a Democrat. Palazzo was elected in 2010.
