1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi Senate District 38
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Robert M. Dearing (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Joe Meng (R) by 21.6 points.
Robert M. DearingDemocrat · winner
60.8%7,166
Joe MengRepublican
39.2%4,623
11,789 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