1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi Senate District 34
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Billy Thames (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating David E. Ingram (R) by 45.6 points.
Billy ThamesDemocrat · winner
72.8%10,838
David E. IngramRepublican
27.2%4,045
14,883 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