1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi Senate District 19
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Joe Mulholland (D) won with 84.4% of the vote, defeating Fred P. Strickland Jr. (R) by 68.9 points.
Joe MulhollandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.4%12,448
Fred P. Strickland Jr.Republican
15.6%2,294
14,742 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