1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi Senate District 1
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
George Guerieri (D) won with 77.1% of the vote, defeating Henry Craft Jr. (R) by 54.1 points.
George GuerieriDemocrat · winner
77.1%8,345
Henry Craft Jr.Republican
22.9%2,485
10,830 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