1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 runoff for Mississippi Senate District 21
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Ollie Mohamed (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Herman B. Decell (D) by 3.1 points.
Ollie MohamedDemocrat · winner
51.6%6,323
Herman B. DecellDemocrat · incumbent
48.4%5,939
12,262 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET