1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 election for Mississippi House District 23-2
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
2 seats: Godfrey Cline Gilliam (D), Cecil Simmons (D) won.
2 seatsGodfrey Cline GilliamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
39.6%9,096
Cecil SimmonsDemocrat · winner
28.4%6,527
E. J. StringerIndependent
14.4%3,321
C. T. CrabtreeIndependent · incumbent
9.3%2,147
L. C. PhillipsRepublican
8.2%1,892
22,983 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1971
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET