1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi Senate District 43
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Vincent Gradie Scoper Jr. (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating F. M. Smith Jr. (D) by 13.6 points.
Vincent Gradie Scoper Jr.Republican · winner
56.8%8,174
F. M. Smith Jr.Democrat
43.2%6,217
14,391 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