Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Gerald M Kerner

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Mississippi District 2
Filing address
Clinton, MS (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
KERNER, GERALD M
Next election
General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Mississippi with the 2022 district highlighted

Mississippi, District 2

DemocraticU.S. House · Mississippi District 2ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H2MS02161 · Principal campaign committee: KERNER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE

Total raised$30,191.22
Total spent$31,454.43
Cash on hand$0.00
Debts owed by the campaign$4,291.89
Loans from the candidate$5,000.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through July 27, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $92.50Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $30,000.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $98.72
  • Individual contributions$92.500%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$30,000.0099%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$98.720%

Self-funding: $30,000.00 (99% of money raised): $25,000.00 given and $5,000.00 lent by the candidate. $708.11 of loans repaid so far.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

The race

Mississippi U.S. House, District 2, 2022 · 4 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Gerald M Kerner (D)$30,191.22$0.002022-07-27
Bennie G. Thompson (D)$1,515,666.15$1,730,909.562022-12-31
Brian Wesley Flowers (R)$49,488.03$398.562022-12-31
Ron Eller (R)$29,132.11$18,396.522022-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DJanuary 24, 2022
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 21, 2022
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJanuary 26, 2022
  • PoliticoSolid DApril 5, 2022
  • RCPSafe DJune 9, 2022
  • Fox NewsSolid DJuly 11, 2022
  • DDHQSolid DJuly 20, 2022
  • 538Solid DJune 30, 2022

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: KERNER FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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