1987Final results
1987 election for Mississippi House District 74
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
William Singletary (D) won with 43.8% of the vote, defeating Ruthann Williams (R) by 8.4 points.
William SingletaryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
43.8%3,052
Ruthann WilliamsRepublican
35.5%2,469
Martha Gillespie FergusonIndependent
20.7%1,441
6,962 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