MS · Candidate
Carl Boyanton
INDCandidate
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: U.S. House · Mississippi's 4th District
Biography
Carl Boyanton is an independent candidate for Mississippi's 4th District who lost primaries for the seat in 2020, 2022, and 2024. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he founded Farmer Fresh Produce, LLC. He says he is running on term limits, reduced government spending, and ending party-line voting.[1][2]
Boyanton was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and the Mississippi Free Press reports that he was raised across Mississippi and grew up in the Pearl River County public schools. He earned a high school diploma from Bay High School.[1][3] He has worked as a warehouse laborer and founded Farmer Fresh Produce, LLC, a business he started in the Gulf South; he is a Mississippi Gulf Coast resident.[1][3]
Boyanton ran in the Republican primary for the 4th District in 2020, losing to incumbent Steven Palazzo, and again in 2022, when he received 6.2% of the vote. He ran for the seat once more in 2024 and lost the primary.[1] According to his campaign materials, he supports term limits of twelve years in each chamber of Congress. He told the Mississippi Free Press that one of his key positions is addressing fraud, waste and abuse in government, and that he opposes what he calls two-party corruption.[1][2][3]
- 1.Carl Boyanton · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Carl Boyanton - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 3.Meet the Candidates for Mississippi's 4th Congressional District in the Nov. 3 Elections · Mississippi Free Press · 2026-10-09 News report
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.
