Elections / 1979 · Governor · MS
Mississippi — 1979 governor election
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Akashic1979 · GovernorMississippi · GovernorWilliam F. WinterD+22.1
Candidates
Mississippi 1979 governor — certified statewide results.
- William F. Winter✓Democratic413,62061.1%
- Gil CarmichaelRepublican263,70238.9%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976D+1.9Governor 1979D+22.1vs. baselineD+20.3
Mississippi's 1979 governor race ran 20.3 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1979 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.