Mississippi State House District 43

Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by Rob Roberson Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

This seat has no race on the official 2026 list.

Last election: Rob Roberson (Republican) was unopposed, 2023

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History (15 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 4,590
Election day: November 7, 2023
District map: Same as today

Mississippi House of Representatives District 43, 1971 to 2023, 2023, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRob RobersonWonName as filed: Loyd B. 'Rob' Roberson II	Republican	4,590100.0%	100.0%

Mississippi House of Representatives District 43, 1971 to 2023, 2019, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLoyd B. RobersonWon(incumbent)	Republican	4,927100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 5,456
Election day: November 3, 2015
District map: Older district map (2015 to 2022)

Mississippi House of Representatives District 43, 1971 to 2023, 2015, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLoyd B. RobersonWon	Republican	3,48463.9%	63.9%
DemocraticPaul Millsaps	Democratic	1,97236.1%	36.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,902
Election day: November 8, 2011
District map: Older district map (2003 to 2014)

Mississippi House of Representatives District 43, 1971 to 2023, 2011, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMichael T. EvansWon	Democratic	4,53450.9%	50.9%
RepublicanRuss C. Nowell(incumbent)	Republican	4,36849.1%	49.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 8,168
Election day: November 6, 2007
District map: Older district map (2003 to 2014)

Mississippi House of Representatives District 43, 1971 to 2023, 2007, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRuss C. NowellWon	Democratic	3,80746.6%	46.6%
RepublicanJames Gale Gregory	Republican	3,74145.8%	45.8%
IndependentHarvey Love Darden	Independent	6207.6%	7.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 10,258
Election day: November 4, 2003
District map: Older district map (2003 to 2014)

Mississippi House of Representatives District 43, 1971 to 2023, 2003, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert J. MoodyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	7,55073.6%	73.6%
RepublicanKenny Ray Dempsey	Republican	1,67716.4%	16.4%
IndependentHarvey Darden	Independent	1,03110.1%	10.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 6,892
Election day: November 2, 1999
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2002)

Mississippi House of Representatives District 43, 1971 to 2023, 1999, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert J. MoodyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	5,43678.9%	78.9%
IndependentHarvey Darden	Independent	1,45621.1%	21.1%

Mississippi House of Representatives District 43, 1971 to 2023, 1995, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert J. MoodyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,593100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 9,638
Election day: November 3, 1992
Type: Special election
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2002)

Mississippi House of Representatives District 43, 1971 to 2023, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert J. MoodyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	5,91661.4%	61.4%
RepublicanPruitt Calvert	Republican	3,72238.6%	38.6%

Mississippi House of Representatives District 43, 1971 to 2023, 1991, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert J. MoodyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	4,641100.0%	100.0%

Mississippi House of Representatives District 43, 1971 to 2023, 1987, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert J. MoodyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,202100.0%	100.0%

Mississippi House of Representatives District 43, 1971 to 2023, 1983, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert J. MoodyWon	Democratic	7,600100.0%	100.0%

Mississippi House of Representatives District 43, 1971 to 2023, 1979, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticGlynn ShumakeWon(incumbent)	Democratic	2,381100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 20,438
Election day: November 4, 1975
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1975 to 1978)

Mississippi House of Representatives District 43, 1971 to 2023, 1975, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJames Lonnie SmithWon(incumbent)	Democratic	9,063100.0%	100.0%
DemocraticWade Orchin SmithWon(incumbent)	Democratic	6,80459.8%	59.8%
RepublicanJoe Whatley	Republican	4,57140.2%	40.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 19,209
Election day: November 2, 1971
Seats: 2
District map: Older district map (1971 to 1974)

Mississippi House of Representatives District 43, 1971 to 2023, 1971, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJames Lonnie SmithWon(incumbent)	Democratic	9,629100.0%	100.0%
DemocraticWade Orchin SmithWon	Democratic	9,580100.0%	100.0%

2023: OpenElections Mississippi 2023 general, county file, retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by OpenElections volunteers from official returns; not an official source
1971 to 2019: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

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Last contest in this district on file: 2023.

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Election Wrld. (2026). Mississippi State House District 43, election results 1971 to 2023. https://www.electionwrld.com/ms/house/43. Retrieved October 30, 2026.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; OpenElections Mississippi 2023 general, county file (No license is stated in the OpenElections repositories. OpenElections says its data is free for anyone to use. Written permission requested (docs/PERMISSION-REQUESTS.md). No CC0 claim.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by OpenElections volunteers from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ms/sldl:43

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), OpenElections Mississippi 2023 general, county fileData as of Oct 28, 2026