1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 81
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Johnny Stringer (Ind) won with 44.7% of the vote, defeating Burns McFarland (D) by 4.2 points.
Johnny StringerIndependent · winner
44.7%2,398
Burns McFarlandDemocrat
40.5%2,171
Doris MartinIndependent
14.8%791
5,360 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET