1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi Senate District 40
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
W. L. Rayborn (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating W. S. Walsh (Oth) by 30.1 points.
W. L. RaybornDemocrat · winner
64.0%8,792
W. S. WalshOther party
33.9%4,657
Alan K. GreenOther party
2.1%286
13,735 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