1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 46
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Grady Mike Eakes (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Jerome Hardy (R) by 2.7 points.
Grady Mike EakesDemocrat · winner
51.4%3,909
Jerome HardyRepublican
48.6%3,703
7,612 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