2011Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2011 election for Mississippi House District 73
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Brad A. Oberhousen (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Jim Ellington (R) by 0.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Brad A. OberhousenDemocrat · winner
50.3%5,548
Jim EllingtonRepublican · incumbent
49.7%5,475
11,023 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 2011
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET