1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi Senate District 52
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Louis Fortenberry (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Isadore O. Hyde Sr. (R) by 48.4 points.
Louis FortenberryDemocrat · winner
74.2%8,030
Isadore O. Hyde Sr.Republican
25.8%2,793
10,823 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