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1995Final results

1995 election for Mississippi House District 4

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Joe M. McElwain (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating James Larry Byrd (R) by 26.1 points.

Joe M. McElwainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.0%4,485
37.0%2,630
7,115 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

EvenD+26.11995D+50.71999D+68.42003D+2.22011

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET