1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 55
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
C. B. Newman (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Johnny Brewer (Ind) by 37.4 points.
C. B. NewmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%3,147
Johnny BrewerIndependent
31.3%1,434
4,581 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