1983Final results
1983 election for Mississippi House District 71
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Dewayne Dewaynethomas (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Linda R. Aldy (D) by 24.7 points.
Dewayne DewaynethomasRepublican · winner
62.4%4,278
Linda R. AldyDemocrat
37.6%2,581
6,859 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