1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 122
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
J. P. Compretta (D) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Karl Goss (R) by 44.9 points.
J. P. ComprettaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.5%5,128
Karl GossRepublican
27.5%1,948
7,076 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