1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 71
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
J. W. Raney (D) won with 41.3% of the vote, defeating Dewayne Dewaynethomas (R) by 10.8 points.
J. W. RaneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
41.3%1,680
Dewayne DewaynethomasRepublican
30.6%1,242
Jim NealIndependent
28.1%1,143
4,065 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