The incumbent U.S. Senator’s likely Democrat general election opponent touts raising nearly $600,000 after a fundraiser hosted by George Soros’ son in New York. See where other Mississippi midterm candidates stand.

See the list of candidates so far for Mississippi congressional races next year.  Cliff Johnson, a University of Mississippi law school professor, announced on Thursday that he will run as a Democrat for Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District seat in next year against Republican incumbent Trent Kelly.

Thompson, first elected to the U.S. House in 1993, is Mississippi’s lone Black congressman. He has been the only Democrat in the state’s delegation in Washington since early 2011, when 22-year Rep. Gene Taylor left office after losing to a Republican in south Mississippi.