Will Mississippi Finally Elect a Woman to the U.S. House?

Primary elections for congressional races were held yesterday in Mississippi, and the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, has analyzed results for women candidates in March 12th contests. Full results for women in these races are available on this post on our Election Analysis page; there are no undecided races featuring women candidates, so these are the final results for women in Mississippi's 2024 primaries, barring unforeseen circumstances.

Among the most notable results for women:

• Mississippi is one of two states that has never sent a woman to the U.S. House of Representatives. That is unlikely to change as a result of the 2024 election. The other state that has never sent a woman to the House is North Dakota, whose primary election takes place on June 11th.
• One woman – Dianne Black (D) – will advance to the general election for the U.S. House in Mississippi, but she will run as a Democratic challenger for a seat strongly favoring the Republican incumbent. 
• If successful, Black would be the first Black woman to represent Mississippi in Congress.

For full results for women candidates in yesterday's primary contests, see the Election Analysis post for March 12th primaries on the CAWP website. For full context on women in the 2024 elections, visit CAWP's Election Watch.