1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi Senate District 48
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
George Smith (D) won with 48.5% of the vote, defeating Harry R. Allen (R) by 3.8 points.
George SmithDemocrat · winner
48.5%4,618
Harry R. AllenRepublican
44.6%4,252
Steve TownsendIndependent
6.9%656
9,526 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