1971Final results
1971 election for Mississippi House District 44
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Earl Ladner (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating J. P. Compretta (Ind) by 32.0 points.
Earl LadnerDemocrat · winner
66.0%4,367
J. P. ComprettaIndependent
34.0%2,249
6,616 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