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2007Final results

2007 election for Mississippi House District 82

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Charles L. Young Sr. (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Bobby Ray Smith (R) by 31.9 points.

Charles L. Young Sr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%2,415
Bobby Ray SmithRepublican
34.1%1,248
3,663 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

EvenR+39.31979D+31.92007

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET