President Donald Trump continues to dish out endorsements ahead of the 2026 midterms, using the weekend to round out his ringing reviews of every Republican currently representing Mississippi.
After supplying U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith with an endorsement back in March and giving U.S. Rep. Mike Ezell a nod of approval last week, the commander-in-chief went to social media on Sunday to do the same for U.S. Reps. Trent Kelly and Michael Guest.
In a pair of Truth Social posts, Trump touted Kelly and Guest for their support of securing the southern border, protecting Second Amendment rights, cutting taxes, among other policy points.
Kelly, representing the state’s first congressional district, is seeking a sixth full term after first being elected in 2015. The military veteran and attorney serves on the House Armed Services Committee, where he is chair of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee. He also serves on the House Agriculture Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where he is chair of the Defense Intelligence & Overhead Architecture Subcommittee.
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While Kelly hasn’t drawn any GOP challengers at this time, a trio of Democrats are working to unseat him: civil rights attorney Cliff Johnson, former state Rep. Kelvin Buck, and realtor Montravius Hall.
Guest, representing the state’s third congressional district, is seeking a fifth term after first being elected in 2018. The former prosecutor is chair of the House Committee on Ethics and serves on the House Homeland Security Committee, where he chairs the Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee. He also serves on the House Appropriations Committee.
Guest has drawn one challenger, Justin James, on the GOP side. Democrat Michael Chiaradio, a former professional baseball player and softball league founder, and Libertarian Shaun McInnish have also announced their plans to run against him.
Primary races for Kelly and Guest’s seats and Mississippi’s two other House seats will be held on March 10, 2026, with the general election slated for Nov. 3, 2026. Hyde-Smith will be on the ballot, as well, but U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker will not due to Senate seats being staggered.
