2019Final results
2019 election for Mississippi House District 97
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Sam Mims (R) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Ben Thompson (D) by 48.2 points.
Sam MimsRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.1%6,866
Ben ThompsonDemocrat
25.9%2,402
9,268 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 2019
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET