1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1975 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi Senate District 17

Name: 1975 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi Senate District 17
Start: 1975-08-01
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi

Joe Mulholland (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Ebb Horton (D) by 11.6 points.

Joe MulhollandDemocrat · winner

55.8%10,386

Ebb HortonDemocrat · incumbent

44.2%8,228

18,614 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET