1987Final results
1987 election for Mississippi House District 17
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Eloise Scott (D) won with 85.0% of the vote, defeating Billy W. Shelton (R) by 69.9 points.
Eloise ScottDemocrat · winner
85.0%5,216
Billy W. SheltonRepublican
15.0%923
6,139 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 1987
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET