1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 election for Mississippi House District 57
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Robert L. Everett III (R) won with 43.8% of the vote, defeating Donald Cross (D) by 5.6 points.
Robert L. Everett IIIRepublican · winner
43.8%2,447
Donald CrossDemocrat · incumbent
38.2%2,132
Willie C. HarrellIndependent
18.0%1,007
5,586 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