1983Final results
1983 election for Mississippi House District 56
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Joel Netherland (R) won with 46.9% of the vote, defeating Warren B. Pierce (D) by 18.2 points.
Joel NetherlandRepublican · winner
46.9%3,503
Warren B. PierceDemocrat
28.7%2,147
Leroy Kelly Jr.Independent
24.4%1,821
7,471 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 1983
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET