2003Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2003 election for Mississippi House District 88
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Gary Staples (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Joe S. Ellzey (D) by 5.9 points.
Gary StaplesRepublican · winner
52.9%4,551
Joe S. EllzeyDemocrat · incumbent
47.1%4,047
8,598 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