1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi Senate District 47
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Martin Smith (D) won with 79.7% of the vote, defeating Julion B. Wright (R) by 59.3 points.
Martin SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.7%13,793
Julion B. WrightRepublican
20.3%3,519
17,312 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