1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi Senate District 26
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Ed Ellington (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Bob Mitchell (R) by 42.6 points.
Ed EllingtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.3%8,053
Bob MitchellRepublican
28.7%3,243
11,296 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