1975Final results
1975 election for Mississippi House District 16
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
2 seats: Robert G. Clark Jr. (D), David Halbrook (D) won.
2 seatsRobert G. Clark Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
47.2%9,126
David HalbrookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.1%5,236
Mattie StraughterIndependent
15.4%2,970
Robert ShuteRepublican
10.4%2,001
19,333 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 1975
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET