1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 72
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Jim Neal (Ind) won with 39.3% of the vote, defeating Britt Singletary (D) by 3.3 points.
Jim NealIndependent · winner · incumbent
39.3%2,153
Britt SingletaryDemocrat
36.0%1,973
Bob NormanRepublican
24.6%1,349
5,475 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