1999Final results
1999 election for Mississippi House District 17
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Eloise Scott (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Lewis Jones (R) by 43.4 points.
Eloise ScottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.7%3,990
Lewis JonesRepublican
28.3%1,574
5,564 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 1999
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET