U.S. House · Mississippi's 3rd District
Erik Kiehle
Property managerLIB
- Race
- U.S. House · Mississippi's 3rd District
- Result
- Michael Guest, projected winner
- Opponents
- Michael Guest (R); Michael Chiaradio (D)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did2 statements · 0 votes
End all aid to Israel.
Continue U.S. military aid to Israel
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 3
2026-11-03
| Michael Guest R | incumbent |
| Michael Chiaradio D | challenger |
| Erik Kiehle LIB | challenger |
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
End all aid to Israel.
Candidate Connection survey states he wants to end all U.S. aid to Israel and calls for declaring Israel a national security threat.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Mass Deportations and ban all Muslim immigrants.
Candidate Connection survey lists mass deportations among his key messages.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Erik Kiehle, a property manager, was the Libertarian nominee in Mississippi's 3rd District and lost the November 3, 2026 election to Michael Guest. He grew up mostly in California, holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Riverside, and moved to Meridian, Mississippi, in 2017.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Kiehle says he was born and mostly raised in California, and that his first job was at Baskin-Robbins during high school and summer college breaks. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of California, Riverside, in 1994.[1][2][3]
According to a Mississippi Free Press candidate questionnaire, Kiehle moved to Meridian in 2017 and has worked since 2018 as a property manager for commercial properties he owns there. He also says he is a certified Mississippi volunteer firefighter with two Lauderdale County volunteer fire departments.[1][3] He was the Libertarian candidate on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot for the 3rd District.[1] In his Ballotpedia survey he described his candidacy as an alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties and listed balancing the budget as a key message.[1][2][3] Kiehle received 1.3% of the vote to Michael Guest's 57.5%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[4]
In their own words
Priorities
- Says he will vote against spending bills that add to the federal debt and wants a constitutional amendment requiring balanced budgets.[5]
- Wants to end U.S. spending related to the wars in Ukraine and Iran and end all U.S. aid to Israel.[5]
- Lists mass deportations and a ban on all Muslim immigrants among his key campaign messages.[5]
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Erik Kiehle · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Erik Kiehle - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 3.US House Candidate Questionnaire: Erik Kiehle, Libertarian (Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District) · Mississippi Free Press · 2026-03-06 News report
- 4.U.S. House · Mississippi's 3rd District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 5.Erik Kiehle - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words