1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 5
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Ralph Doxey (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Leroy Jones (Ind) by 26.7 points.
Ralph DoxeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%4,367
Leroy JonesIndependent
36.6%2,524
6,891 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