1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 56
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Ed Buelow Jr. (D) won with 41.7% of the vote, defeating Mary F. Terry (R) by 8.3 points.
Ed Buelow Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
41.7%1,773
Mary F. TerryRepublican
33.4%1,422
Perry DillardIndependent
24.9%1,059
4,254 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