1987Final results
1987 election for Mississippi House District 87
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Gus Townsend (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Wilson A. Windham (R) by 8.8 points.
Gus TownsendDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.4%3,879
Wilson A. WindhamRepublican
45.6%3,252
7,131 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