1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi Senate District 9
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Edgar H. Overstreet (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Rick Davis (R) by 17.1 points.
Edgar H. OverstreetDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%6,579
Rick DavisRepublican
40.5%4,629
Ronald ShapiroIndependent
1.9%222
11,430 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