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2003Final results

2003 election for Mississippi House District 40

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

W. T. Mayhall Jr. (R) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Ron Barnett (D) by 46.3 points.

W. T. Mayhall Jr.Republican · winner
73.2%3,173
Ron BarnettDemocrat
26.8%1,164
4,337 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 2003

Races before and after

EvenD+19.91979R+4.51991R+22.01999R+46.32003R+28.22011R+36.62015

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