1971Final results
1971 election for Mississippi Senate District 9
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Jack N. Tucker (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating John Canon (R) by 26.6 points.
Jack N. TuckerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%6,057
John CanonRepublican
31.8%3,297
Tommy LeachIndependent
9.9%1,024
10,378 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1971
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET