1971Final results
1971 election for Mississippi House District 36
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
T. Melvin Bishop (D) won with 78.4% of the vote, defeating Alton White (R) by 56.8 points.
T. Melvin BishopDemocrat · winner
78.4%6,301
Alton WhiteRepublican
21.6%1,736
8,037 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