1975Final results
1975 election for Mississippi Senate District 12
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
2 seats: John Kenneth Gresham (D), Howard Dyer (D) won.
2 seatsJohn Kenneth GreshamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
43.4%12,470
Howard DyerDemocrat · winner
24.4%7,024
Ollie MohamedIndependent
21.4%6,154
Charles P. BerryRepublican
10.8%3,097
28,745 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 1975
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET