1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 89
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Jerry Hutto (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Ulmer Pryor (R) by 22.4 points.
Jerry HuttoDemocrat · winner
61.2%4,048
Ulmer PryorRepublican
38.8%2,569
6,617 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