1975Final results
1975 election for Mississippi House District 43
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
2 seats: James Lonnie Smith (D), Wade O. Smith (D) won.
2 seatsJames Lonnie SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
44.3%9,063
Wade O. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.3%6,804
Joe WhatleyRepublican
22.4%4,571
20,438 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