1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 23
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Don Grist (D) won with 86.7% of the vote, defeating Eddie Hendrix (Ind) by 73.4 points.
Don GristDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.7%5,419
Eddie HendrixIndependent
13.3%833
6,252 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