1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 2
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
John D. Haynes (D) won with 32.0% of the vote, defeating James W. Melvin (D) by 10.8 points.
John D. HaynesDemocrat · winner
32.0%11,033
Richard O. ClarkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.1%9,700
James W. MelvinDemocrat
21.2%7,304
Martha Carole WhiteDemocrat · incumbent
18.6%6,427
34,464 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET