1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 82
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Jerry Gilbreath (R) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating William C. Butler (D) by 39.3 points.
Jerry GilbreathRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.6%3,916
William C. ButlerDemocrat
30.4%1,707
5,623 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