1979 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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1979 Mississippi gubernatorial election
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  1975 November 6, 1979 1983  
  William F. Winter.jpg Gil Carmichael.png
Nominee William Winter Gil Carmichael
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote413,620263,702
Percentage61.1%38.9%

1979 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Winter:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

Contents

Carmichael:     50-60%

Governor before election

Cliff Finch
Democratic

Elected Governor

William Winter
Democratic

The 1979 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1979, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Cliff Finch was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term. As of 2020, this was the most recent election in which a Democrat won over 60 percent of the statewide vote in a gubernatorial election in the state.

Democratic primary

No candidate received a majority in the Democratic primary, which featured 6 contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by former Lieutenant Governor William Winter, who defeated Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Gandy.

Results

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1979 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Evelyn Gandy 224,746 30.49
Democratic William Winter 183,944 24.25
Democratic John Arthur Eaves 143,41119.45
Democratic Jim Herring135,81218.42
Democratic Charles M. Deaton34,7004.71
Democratic Richard Barrett14,5501.97
Total votes737,163 100.00

Runoff

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1979 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William Winter 386,174 56.62
Democratic Evelyn Gandy 295,83543.38
Total votes682,009 100.00

Republican primary

In the Republican primary, businessman and 1975 nominee Gil Carmichael defeated farmer and businessman Leon Bramlett.

Results

Mississippi Republican gubernatorial primary, 1979 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gil Carmichael 17,216 53.05
Republican Leon Bramlett 15,23646.95
Total votes32,452 100.00

General election

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1979 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William Winter 413,620 61.07
Republican Gil Carmichael 263,70238.93
Total votes677,322 100.00
Democratic hold

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