2007Final results
2007 election for Mississippi House District 78
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Billy Nicholson (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Randy Rushing (R) by 14.4 points.
Billy NicholsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%3,477
Randy RushingRepublican
42.8%2,603
6,080 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 2007
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET