1987Final results
1987 election for Mississippi House District 56
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Joel Netherland (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Ralph Fears (D) by 4.3 points.
Joel NetherlandRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.2%3,253
Ralph FearsDemocrat
47.8%2,982
6,235 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