1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi Senate District 51
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
William C. Rhodes (D) won with 48.7% of the vote, defeating Mike Williams (R) by 20.0 points.
William C. RhodesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
48.7%5,608
Mike WilliamsRepublican
28.7%3,303
Bob McVeayIndependent
22.6%2,609
11,520 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