MS-02 Democratic nominee?
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Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleAntitrust lawyer
PartyDemocratic
GenderMale
LocationMississippi
BackgroundAntitrust lawyer
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EducationMorehouse College (B.S., Physics and Spanish)
Notable personal detailsEvan Littleton Turnage is an antitrust lawyer and Mississippi political candidate who ran as a Democratic challenger for U.S. House in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 cycle. He has worked in the U.S. Senate as chief counsel to then–Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and as senior counsel to Sen. Elizabeth Warren. He has also worked at the Open Markets Institute and previously practiced as an antitrust associate at Kirkland & Ellis. He was educated at Morehouse College and Yale (Law School and School of Management).
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Evan Turnage lost the Democratic primary for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District to incumbent Bennie Thompson. Turnage had challenged Thompson on an economic-populist message as an antitrust lawyer, but the district is seen as a Democratic stronghold and Thompson is expected to go on to win the general election.
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Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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