Mississippi 2nd District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★Bennie ThompsonIncumbent
$771K
RRon Eller
$45K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Bennie Thompson	D	$770,971	$0	$0	40%
Ron Eller	R	$45,390	$0	$0	2%

$816K

Raised by candidates

$994K

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Bennie Thompson (D)	$771K	$203K	$562K	40%	15%	$948K	322
Ron Eller (R)	$45K	$42K	$150	2%	41%	$46K	39

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Bennie Thompson

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $771K
Small-dollar: 40%
In-state: 15%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Gambling industry money Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Mostly out-of-state money

Ron Eller

R Republican

Raised: $45K
Small-dollar: 2%
In-state: 41%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.