1971Final results
1971 election for Mississippi House District 5
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Carl J. Gordon Jr. (D) won with 76.0% of the vote, defeating Howard Lee Gunn (Ind) by 60.1 points.
Carl J. Gordon Jr.Democrat · winner
76.0%4,653
Howard Lee GunnIndependent
16.0%976
H. D. RossIndependent
8.0%490
6,119 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