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1963 Mississippi House of Representatives election
← 1959 November 5, 1963 1967 →
122 seats in the Mississippi House of Representatives
62 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Walter Sillers Jr. Lewis McAllister
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat Bolivar Lauderdale
Seats before 139 1
Seats won 121 1
Seat change Decrease 18 Steady
Popular vote 93,996[a] 41,811
Percentage 69.21% 30.79%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Multi-member districts:
     Majority Democratic
Speaker before election

Walter Sillers Jr.
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Walter Sillers Jr.
Democratic

The 1963 Mississippi House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 1963, in the U.S. State of Mississippi to elect members of the Mississippi House of Representatives for its 1964 session. The Democratic primaries were held on August 6, with runoffs held if necessary on August. 27.

This was the first state house election after the 1963 referendum passing reapportionment of the state legislature, the first time the state had done so since 1890. The state house shrunk from 140 members to 122.[1]

Lewis McAllister, the sole Republican in the legislature, held onto his seat in Lauderdale County by a slim margin. McAllister was first elected in a special election earlier that year in February. There were no Republicans on the ballot in Mississippi in the 1959 general election.[2]

The election was held alongside elections for governor and state senate.

General election

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Most races were unopposed. All races not listed here were won by the Democratic nominee without Republican or independent opposition.

County/post Outcome Democrats Republicans Total Majority Ref.
Candidate Vote % Candidate Vote % Vote %
Forrest 1 Dem Hold Stone Barefield 65,488 76.75 Harold Davis 1,965 23.25 8,453 +4,523 +53.51 [3]
Forrest 2 Dem Hold Rex K. Jones 6,850 79.63 Rome A. Emmons Jr. 1,752 20.37 8,602 +5,098 +59.27 [3]
Harrison 2 Dem Hold Jeff Evans 7,068 52.50 Ken Sadler 6,395 47.50 13,463 +673 +5.00 [4]
Hinds 4 Dem Hold Billy Thompson 16,087 65.30 Swan Yerger 8,550 34.70 24,637 +7,537 +30.59 [5]
Hinds 5 Dem Hold William McKinley 16,208 68.30 Swan Yerger 7,524 31.70 23,732 +8,684 +36.59 [5]
Jackson 1 Dem Hold N. C. Everett 6,709 77.70 Robert Pelton 1,926 22.30 8,635 +4,783 +55.39 [6]*
Jackson 2 Dem Hold Mabry Penton 6,228 71.32 Wallace Sherwood 2,505 28.68 8,733 +3,723 +42.63 [6]*
Jackson 3 Dem Hold Ted Millette 6,519 71.61 Robert Baker 2,585 28.39 9,104 +3,934 +43.21 [6]*
Lauderdale Rep Hold Jim B. Collier 3,482 49.71 Lewis McAllister 3,522 50.29 7,004 −40 −0.57 [6]*
Leflore 2 Dem Hold Estes McDaniel 2,846 68.12 Hugh Arant 1,332 31.88 4,178 +1,514 +36.24 [6]*
Pike 2 Dem Hold Elwood Branch 4,262 86.49 Charles Stogner 666 13.51 4,928 +3,596 +72.97 [7]
Pontotoc Dem Hold DeVan Dalls 2,791 88.46 Floyce Kidd 364 11.54 3,155 +2,427 +76.93 [6]*
Simpson Dem Hold Jack Warren 4,260 88.73 Charles Meadows 541 11.27 4,801 +3,719 +77.46 [8]
Sunflower Dem Hold Fred Jones 1,969 54.39 Tate Stokely 1,651 45.61 3,620 +318 +8.78 [6]*
Tippah Dem Hold Griffin Ladner Jr. 2,229 80.70 William McKinstry 533 19.30 2,762 +1,696 +61.40 [6]*

Sources marked with an asterisk (*) denote those with only unofficial results.

Notes

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  1. ^ Popular vote count based on a combination of official and unofficial returns

References

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  1. ^ Walt, Thatcher (6 February 1963). "County Votes Heavily In Favor Of Amendment On Reapportioning". The Greenwood Commonwealth. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Republican Group Leaves For Regional GOP Meet". Clarion-Ledger. Associated Press. 8 November 1963. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Forrest County's official vote listed". Hattiesburg American. 8 November 1963. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Evans Is Confirmed Winner". Sun Herald. 7 November 1963. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Hinds Votes Johnson By More Than 3,000". Clarion-Ledger. 9 November 1963. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Demos Win 21 Of 22 In Legislature". Clarion-Ledger. Associated Press. 7 November 1963. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Returns Are Now Official". Enterprise-Journal. 7 November 1963. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Official Returns Of Simpson County Nov. 5, 1963 General Election". The Magee Courier. 7 November 1963. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
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