1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 73
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Emmett Owens (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Everette G. Lewis (R) by 29.5 points.
Emmett OwensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%3,253
Everette G. LewisRepublican
35.2%1,770
5,023 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