Mississippi 3rd District 2026

The money race

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

R★Michael GuestIncumbent
$823K
DMichael Chiaradio
$155K

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
Michael Guest	R	$822,761	$0	$0	30%
Michael Chiaradio	D	$155,400	$0	$0	14%

$978K

Raised by candidates

$504K

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Michael Guest (R)	$823K	$452K	$370K	30%	63%	$372K	402
Michael Chiaradio (D)	$155K	$135K	$0	14%	14%	$132K	109

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

Michael Guest

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $823K
Small-dollar: 30%
In-state: 63%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Trades overlapping lobbying Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Michael Chiaradio

D Democrat

Raised: $155K
Small-dollar: 14%
In-state: 14%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Mostly out-of-state money

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 Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.