2003Final results
2003 election for Mississippi House District 43
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Robert J. Moody (D) won with 73.6% of the vote, defeating Kenny Ray Dempsey (R) by 57.3 points.
Robert J. MoodyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.6%7,550
Kenny Ray DempseyRepublican
16.3%1,677
Harvey DardenIndependent
10.1%1,031
10,258 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET