1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi Senate District 12
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
William B. Alexander (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Thomas Morris (Ind) by 37.6 points.
William B. AlexanderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.8%6,781
Thomas MorrisIndependent
31.2%3,077
9,858 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