1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 116
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Gerald Blessey (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Michael B. Wallace (R) by 19.7 points.
Gerald BlesseyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%1,480
Michael B. WallaceRepublican
40.1%992
2,472 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