1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi Governor
Governor · Mississippi
William Winter (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Gil Carmichael (R) by 22.1 points.
William WinterDemocrat · winner
61.1%413,620
Gil CarmichaelRepublican
38.9%263,702
677,322 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1979
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET