Election Analysis

Results from the March 10th Primary in Mississippi

March 11, 2026

Primary elections were held on Tuesday in Mississippi. Results below are for statewide and federal contests. Full context about women in the 2026 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, is available via the Center for American Women and Politics’ (CAWP) Election Watch.

LAST UPDATE: 3/11/2026 at 9:15AM ET

Toplines

Mississippi

  • Incumbent U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) won the Republican nomination to run for re-election in November in a contest currently rated as “Solid Republican” by Cook Political Report. First appointed in 2018, she is the only woman who has ever represented Mississippi in Congress.
  • No women filed as candidates for U.S. House seats in Mississippi in 2026, ensuring that Mississippi will continue to be the only state that has never sent a woman to the U.S. House.  

Mississippi

Nominees
U.S. Senate :

1 (1R)

U.S. House :

0

State :

n/a

U.S. Senate

Women Nominees in 2026: Based on primary election results, a woman is 1 of 2 (50%) major-party nominees for U.S. Senate in Mississippi. Incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) won the Republican nomination to run for re-election in November.

The number of women major-party nominees for the U.S. Senate matches the previous high (1), first set in 2018. Two (1D, 1R) women Senate candidates were unsuccessful. 

Woman Nominee

Party

Seat Status

Race/Ethnicity

Current Cook Political Report Rating

Cindy Hyde-Smith

R

Incumbent

White

Solid Republican

Current/Historic Women’s Representation: Women currently hold 1 of 2 (50%) seats in the Mississippi delegation to the U.S. Senate. Current Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) is the only woman who has served in the U.S. Senate from Mississippi. 

Women Candidates in 2026: Three (1D, 2R) women filed as candidates for U.S. Senate in Mississippi in 2026. This is a record high. They were 3 of 5 (60%) total major-party candidates for U.S. Senate in 2026.

U.S. House

Women Nominees in 2026:  No women are nominees for the U.S. House in Mississippi in 2026.

Current/Historic Women’s Representation: No women have served in the U.S. House from Mississippi.

Women Candidates in 2026: No women filed as candidates for U.S. House seats in Mississippi in 2026. They are 0 of 15 (0%) total major-party candidates for U.S. House in 2026.

Statewide Elective Executive Office

There are no statewide executive elections in Mississippi in 2026.