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Home/Primaries/House/1978/Mississippi

Mississippi House Primaries — 1978

10 party contests across 5 districts, 5 contested (50%).

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MS-1

US House

DEM3 candidates

Whitten 58.3%

Chatham 29.1%

12.6%

Winner:Jamie L Whitten58.3%

Jamie L Whitten

DEM41,40958.3%

Gerald Chatham

DEM20,66629.1%

Eugene Carter

DEM8,92712.6%

71,002 total votes cast

MS-1

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:T K Moffett100.0%

T K Moffett

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

MS-2

US House

DEM2 candidates

Bowen 74.6%

Harned 25.4%

Winner:David R Bowen74.6%

David R Bowen

DEM48,06474.6%

Horace Harned

DEM16,33925.4%

64,403 total votes cast

MS-2

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:Roland Byrd100.0%

Roland Byrd

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

MS-3

US House

DEM2 candidates

Montgomery 91.3%

8.7%

Winner:G V Montgomery91.3%

G V Montgomery

DEM79,21991.3%

Rd Buchanan

DEM7,4998.7%

86,718 total votes cast

MS-3

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:Dorothy C Cleveland100.0%

Dorothy C Cleveland

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

MS-4

US House

DEM7 candidates

Stennis 43.1%

Disharoon 18.4%

Jennings 16.2%

8.1%

Winner:John H Stennis43.1%

John H Stennis

DEM30,41843.1%

James Disharoon

DEM12,95818.4%

Melvin Jennings

DEM11,41516.2%

Bob Mitchell

DEM5,7018.1%

Ken Johnson

DEM5,1877.4%

Da Tuttle

DEM2,4523.5%

+1 more

70,487 total votes cast

MS-4

US House

REP4 candidates

Hinson 69.6%

13.7%

9.2%

Winner:Jon C Hinson69.6%

Jon C Hinson

REP18,89569.6%

Gray Jackson

REP3,72413.7%

Bill Gilmore

REP2,5109.2%

Craig Gibson

REP2,0307.5%

27,159 total votes cast

MS-5

US House

DEMUncontested

Winner:Gerald Blessey100.0%

Gerald Blessey

DEM1100.0%

1 total votes cast

MS-5

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:Trent Lott100.0%

Trent Lott

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast