1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 65
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Don Richardson (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Greg Hinkebein (R) by 4.3 points.
Don RichardsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.2%3,129
Greg HinkebeinRepublican
47.8%2,869
5,998 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