1971Final results
1971 election for Mississippi House District 39
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
4 seats: Mack Graham (D), Stone Barefield (D), Richard Wayne McKenzie (D), Robert Erskin Arrington (D) won.
4 seatsMack GrahamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.5%19,534
Stone BarefieldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.0%19,103
Richard Wayne McKenzieDemocrat · winner
22.4%18,547
Robert Erskin ArringtonDemocrat · winner
14.8%12,321
David H. JusselyRepublican
12.0%9,932
Robert Floyd Stokes Sr.Independent
4.3%3,538
82,975 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
The candidates
Mack Graham (D)Stone Barefield (D)Richard Wayne McKenzie (D)Robert Erskin Arrington (D)David H. Jussely (R)
Also on the ballot: Robert Floyd Stokes Sr. (Independent), 4.3%