1971Final results
1971 election for Mississippi House District 46
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
6 seats: Charles J. Lippian (D), Marby R. Penton (D), Frank D. Lynn (D), Louis Fondren (D), William A. Wilkerson (D), Theodore Millette (D) won.
6 seatsCharles J. LippianDemocrat · winner
16.5%23,163
Marby R. PentonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.5%23,087
Frank D. LynnDemocrat · winner
16.4%22,991
Louis FondrenDemocrat · winner
16.4%22,939
William A. WilkersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.4%22,932
Theodore MilletteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.7%13,547
J. Wayne BowmanIndependent
4.3%5,965
James Nolley GermanyIndependent
2.1%2,925
Dennis WilliamsRepublican
1.7%2,421
139,970 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
Charles J. Lippian (D)Marby R. Penton (D)Frank D. Lynn (D)Louis Fondren (D)William A. Wilkerson (D)Theodore Millette (D)
Also on the ballot: J. Wayne Bowman (Independent), 4.3%; James Nolley Germany (Independent), 2.1%; Dennis Williams (Republican), 1.7%