1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 40
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Tyrone Ellis (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Jeffery Jolly (R) by 19.9 points.
Tyrone EllisDemocrat · winner
60.0%3,912
Jeffery JollyRepublican
40.0%2,612
6,524 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