1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 51
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Leslie King (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Jack L. Taylor (R) by 38.9 points.
Leslie KingDemocrat · winner
69.4%1,748
Jack L. TaylorRepublican
30.6%769
2,517 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