1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 105
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
William H. Jones (D) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Robert F. Drake (R) by 45.3 points.
William H. JonesDemocrat · winner
68.6%3,990
Robert F. DrakeRepublican
23.3%1,353
Raymond ShowsIndependent
8.1%474
5,817 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 1979
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET