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2015Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2015 election for Mississippi House District 86

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Shane Barnett (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Sherra Hillman Lane (D) by 8.5 points.

Shane BarnettRepublican · winner
54.3%4,147
Sherra Hillman LaneDemocrat · incumbent
45.7%3,495
7,642 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 2015

Races before and after

EvenD+52.11979D+37.71995D+22.72007D+9.22011R+8.52015R+30.72023

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