2011Final results
2011 election for Mississippi House District 86
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Sherra Hillman Lane (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Mark Purvis (R) by 9.2 points.
Sherra Hillman LaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%4,967
Mark PurvisRepublican
45.4%4,128
9,095 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