1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi Senate District 2
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
William Minor (D) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Lucius Edwards (Ind) by 40.9 points.
William MinorDemocrat · winner
70.5%9,561
Lucius EdwardsIndependent
29.5%4,010
13,571 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