1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 69
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Fred Lee Banks Jr. (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating James R. Johnson (R) by 56.9 points.
Fred Lee Banks Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
74.3%2,347
James R. JohnsonRepublican
17.4%550
Edward E. EckmanIndependent
8.3%261
3,158 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