1987Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1987 election for Mississippi House District 55
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
George Flaggs Jr. (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Samuel Smith (R) by 26.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
George Flaggs Jr.Democrat · winner
63.4%3,283
Samuel SmithRepublican
36.6%1,893
5,176 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