1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi Senate District 49
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Bob Usey (R) won with 48.6% of the vote, defeating Dave Melton (D) by 15.9 points.
Bob UseyRepublican · winner
48.6%5,224
Dave MeltonDemocrat
32.7%3,512
Stanford E. MorseIndependent
18.7%2,011
10,747 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