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Election 1979 Results

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1979 Mississippi governor election

William Winter (Democrat) beat Gil Carmichael (Republican) in Mississippi in 1979, 61.1% to 38.9%, a margin of 22.1 points and 149,918 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1975, when Cliff Finch won.

Democrats led in 79 of the 82 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 3. The largest, Hinds, cast 60,869 votes and went to the Democrat by 23.1 points. The closest was Lamar, where 62 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
William Winter won Democratic 413,620 61.1%
Gil Carmichael Republican 263,702 38.9%
Total677,322

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hinds 37,477 61.6% 23,392 38.4% 60,869 D+23.1
Harrison 14,481 48.0% 15,687 52.0% 30,168 R+4.0
Jackson 11,976 48.2% 12,873 51.8% 24,849 R+3.6
Lauderdale 11,589 51.1% 11,079 48.9% 22,668 D+2.2
Jones 11,684 59.2% 8,066 40.8% 19,750 D+18.3
Rankin 8,529 49.1% 8,833 50.9% 17,362 R+1.8
Forrest 8,902 52.6% 8,008 47.4% 16,910 D+5.3
Washington 8,414 62.7% 5,014 37.3% 13,428 D+25.3
Lee 7,292 57.1% 5,482 42.9% 12,774 D+14.2
Leflore 8,319 69.5% 3,656 30.5% 11,975 D+38.9
Warren 6,126 51.5% 5,759 48.5% 11,885 D+3.1
Pearl River 6,653 59.0% 4,628 41.0% 11,281 D+18.0
Madison 6,605 58.9% 4,614 41.1% 11,219 D+17.7
Adams 6,906 61.8% 4,268 38.2% 11,174 D+23.6
Bolivar 7,625 68.4% 3,522 31.6% 11,147 D+36.8
Lincoln 6,686 61.2% 4,237 38.8% 10,923 D+22.4
Pike 7,073 67.7% 3,379 32.3% 10,452 D+35.3
Lowndes 5,276 50.9% 5,081 49.1% 10,357 D+1.9
Marion 5,723 58.4% 4,072 41.6% 9,795 D+16.9
Marshall 7,261 75.8% 2,315 24.2% 9,576 D+51.6
De Soto 5,622 59.5% 3,825 40.5% 9,447 D+19.0
Oktibbeha 5,339 57.9% 3,890 42.1% 9,229 D+15.7
Yazoo 5,877 66.6% 2,945 33.4% 8,822 D+33.2
Monroe 5,111 58.1% 3,681 41.9% 8,792 D+16.3
Neshoba 5,549 66.7% 2,771 33.3% 8,320 D+33.4
Panola 5,338 65.0% 2,870 35.0% 8,208 D+30.1
Alcorn 4,626 56.8% 3,521 43.2% 8,147 D+13.6
Coahoma 5,632 69.7% 2,454 30.3% 8,086 D+39.3
Copiah 5,265 65.7% 2,752 34.3% 8,017 D+31.3
Grenada 6,009 75.5% 1,955 24.5% 7,964 D+50.9
Hancock 4,271 57.4% 3,170 42.6% 7,441 D+14.8
Holmes 5,401 74.0% 1,898 26.0% 7,299 D+48.0
Prentiss 4,608 63.2% 2,680 36.8% 7,288 D+26.5
Simpson 4,614 64.3% 2,558 35.7% 7,172 D+28.7
Lamar 3,566 50.4% 3,504 49.6% 7,070 D+0.9
Sunflower 5,017 71.6% 1,988 28.4% 7,005 D+43.2
Scott 4,165 60.9% 2,677 39.1% 6,842 D+21.7
Lafayette 4,473 66.6% 2,245 33.4% 6,718 D+33.2
Newton 4,174 63.1% 2,442 36.9% 6,616 D+26.2
Winston 4,354 66.5% 2,190 33.5% 6,544 D+33.1
Pontotoc 3,954 61.5% 2,479 38.5% 6,433 D+22.9
Wayne 3,772 59.8% 2,537 40.2% 6,309 D+19.6
Clay 3,983 63.8% 2,258 36.2% 6,241 D+27.6
Attala 3,867 64.3% 2,143 35.7% 6,010 D+28.7
Itawamba 3,697 62.5% 2,215 37.5% 5,912 D+25.1
Union 3,846 67.5% 1,853 32.5% 5,699 D+35.0
Clarke 3,004 53.4% 2,620 46.6% 5,624 D+6.8
Smith 3,242 58.9% 2,263 41.1% 5,505 D+17.8
Covington 3,325 61.3% 2,100 38.7% 5,425 D+22.6
Jasper 3,469 64.0% 1,953 36.0% 5,422 D+28.0
Amite 4,013 74.4% 1,381 25.6% 5,394 D+48.8
Calhoun 3,510 66.1% 1,803 33.9% 5,313 D+32.1
Leake 3,590 67.6% 1,719 32.4% 5,309 D+35.2
Noxubee 3,527 68.2% 1,644 31.8% 5,171 D+36.4
Tate 3,572 69.6% 1,558 30.4% 5,130 D+39.3
Tippah 3,386 67.0% 1,666 33.0% 5,052 D+34.0
Jefferson Davis 3,322 68.9% 1,502 31.1% 4,824 D+37.7
Yalobusha 2,917 64.0% 1,643 36.0% 4,560 D+27.9
Tallahatchie 3,067 69.8% 1,327 30.2% 4,394 D+39.6
Claiborne 3,058 69.8% 1,321 30.2% 4,379 D+39.7
Chickasaw 2,702 62.4% 1,628 37.6% 4,330 D+24.8
Montgomery 2,971 72.9% 1,107 27.1% 4,078 D+45.7
Humphreys 2,850 70.6% 1,187 29.4% 4,037 D+41.2
Lawrence 2,530 64.0% 1,424 36.0% 3,954 D+28.0
Quitman 2,649 67.3% 1,289 32.7% 3,938 D+34.5
Kemper 2,554 65.8% 1,330 34.2% 3,884 D+31.5
Wilkinson 3,179 82.3% 683 17.7% 3,862 D+64.6
Tishomingo 2,488 64.6% 1,365 35.4% 3,853 D+29.1
Greene 2,312 60.6% 1,505 39.4% 3,817 D+21.1
Webster 2,198 61.3% 1,386 38.7% 3,584 D+22.7
Perry 2,021 57.0% 1,524 43.0% 3,545 D+14.0
George 1,972 56.1% 1,541 43.9% 3,513 D+12.3
Carroll 2,323 66.6% 1,167 33.4% 3,490 D+33.1
Jefferson 2,498 72.0% 973 28.0% 3,471 D+43.9
Walthall 2,197 63.4% 1,269 36.6% 3,466 D+26.8
Franklin 2,261 66.2% 1,153 33.8% 3,414 D+32.5
Stone 1,888 56.1% 1,477 43.9% 3,365 D+12.2
Benton 2,094 68.9% 946 31.1% 3,040 D+37.8
Tunica 2,136 73.5% 770 26.5% 2,906 D+47.0
Choctaw 1,713 61.6% 1,067 38.4% 2,780 D+23.2
Sharkey 1,803 70.8% 745 29.2% 2,548 D+41.5
Issaquena 552 73.4% 200 26.6% 752 D+46.8

Counties as they stood in 1979; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Mississippi governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2023 Tate Reeves (R) R+3.2
2019 Tate Reeves (R) R+5.1
2015 Phil Bryant (R) R+33.9
2011 Phil Bryant (R) R+22.0
2007 Haley Barbour (R) R+15.8
2003 Haley Barbour (R) R+6.8
1999 Ronnie Musgrove (D) D+1.1
1995 Kirk Fordice (R) R+11.1
1991 Kirk Fordice (R) R+3.2
1987 Ray Mabus (D) D+6.9
1983 William A. Allain (D) D+16.2
1979 William Winter (D) D+22.1
1975 Cliff Finch (D) D+7.1
1971 William L. Waller (D) D+77.0
1967 John Bell Williams (D) D+40.5
1963 Paul B. Johnson Jr. (D) D+23.9
1959 Ross R. Barnett (D) D+100.0
1955 James P. Coleman (D) D+100.0
1951 Hugh L. White (D) D+100.0
1947 Fielding L. Wright (D) D+95.2
1943 Thomas L. Bailey (D) D+100.0
1939 Paul B. Johnson (D) D+100.0
1935 Hugh L. White (D) D+100.0
1931 Martin S. Conner (D) D+100.0
1927 Theodore G. Bilbo (D) D+100.0
1923 Henry L. Whitfield (D) D+100.0
1919 Lee M. Russell (D) D+96.9
1915 Theodore G. Bilbo (D) D+92.6
1911 Earl Brewer (D) D+95.2
1907 Edmond Noel (D) D+100.0
1903 James K. Vardaman (D) D+100.0
1899 Andrew H. Longino (D) D+87.4
1895 Anselm J. McLaurin (D) D+72.1
1889 John M. Stone (D) D+100.0
1885 Robert Lowry (D) D+99.0
1881 Robert Lowry (D) D+59.9
1877 John M. Stone (D) D+100.0
1873 Adelbert Ames (R) R+58.1
1869 James L. Alcorn (R) R+66.7
1868 Beroth B. Eggleston (R) R+46.6
1865 Benjamin G. Humphreys (other)