1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 87
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Charles Sheppard (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Jesse A. Morris (Ind) by 46.7 points.
Charles SheppardDemocrat · winner
66.1%4,376
Jesse A. MorrisIndependent
19.4%1,283
Roosevelt YarbroughIndependent
14.6%965
6,624 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