1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 106
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
E. Fred Dobbins (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Herbert Hensarling (R) by 27.6 points.
E. Fred DobbinsDemocrat · winner
63.8%4,356
Herbert HensarlingRepublican
36.2%2,473
6,829 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