2003Final results
2003 election for Mississippi House District 78
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Billy Nicholson (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas O. Edwards (R) by 19.7 points.
Billy NicholsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%4,344
Thomas O. EdwardsRepublican
40.1%2,912
7,256 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