1995Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1995 election for Mississippi House District 23
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Joe T. Grist Jr. (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating James R. Blue (R) by 9.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joe T. Grist Jr.Democrat · winner
54.6%4,224
James R. BlueRepublican · incumbent
45.4%3,508
7,732 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 1995
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET