1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 59
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Hermit A. Jones (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating George C. Nichols (Ind) by 1.5 points.
Hermit A. JonesDemocrat · winner
50.7%2,971
George C. NicholsIndependent
49.3%2,886
5,857 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