2003Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2003 election for Mississippi Senate District 43
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
James Walley (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Tommy Dickerson (R) by 5.7 points.
James WalleyDemocrat · winner
52.8%10,035
Tommy DickersonRepublican · incumbent
47.2%8,955
18,990 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