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1999Final results

1999 election for Mississippi House District 97

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Clem M. Nettles (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Robert McEwen Maddox (R) by 20.7 points.

Clem M. NettlesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.4%4,656
39.6%3,058
7,714 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

EvenD+34.51995D+20.71999R+20.22003R+36.82015R+48.22019R+38.92023

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