1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 election for Mississippi House District 93
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Steven L. Melancon (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Steve Wells (D) by 13.0 points.
Steven L. MelanconRepublican · winner
56.5%3,985
Steve WellsDemocrat · incumbent
43.5%3,067
7,052 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 1979
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET