Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1979

November 7, 1979



Nominee	William Winter	Gil Carmichael
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	413,620	263,702
Percentage	61.07	38.93

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Cliff Finch
Democratic

Elected Governor

William Winter
Democratic

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The 1979 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1979, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Cliff Finch was term-limited, and could not for reelection to a second term.

Democratic primary

No candidate received a majority in the Democratic primary, which featured 6 contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by former Lieutenant Governor William Winter, who defeated Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Gandy.

Results

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1979^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Evelyn Gandy	224,746	30.49
	Democratic	William Winter	183,944	24.25
	Democratic	John Arthur Eaves, Sr.	143,411	19.45
	Democratic	Jim Herring	135,812	18.42
	Democratic	Charles M. Deaton	34,700	4.71
	Democratic	Richard Barrett	14,550	1.97
Total votes			737,163	100.00

Runoff

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1979^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Winter	386,174	56.62
	Democratic	Evelyn Gandy	295,835	43.38
Total votes			682,009	100.00

Republican primary

In the Republican primary, businessman and 1975 nominee Gil Carmichael defeated farmer and businessman Leon Bramlett.

Results

Mississippi Republican gubernatorial primary, 1979^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gil Carmichael	17,216	53.05
	Republican	Leon Bramlett	15,236	46.95
Total votes			32,452	100.00

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1979^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Winter	413,620	61.07
	Republican	Gil Carmichael	263,702	38.93
Total votes			677,322	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

↑ "MS Governor D Primary 1979". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
↑ "MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1979". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
↑ "MS Governor R Primary 1979". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
↑ "MS Governor 1979". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 4, 2016.

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