1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 primary for Mississippi House District 18
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
James C. Sumner (D) won with 34.0% of the vote, defeating John Nipper (D) by 12.6 points.
James C. SumnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
34.0%8,989
John NipperDemocrat
21.4%5,661
John RogersDemocrat
14.3%3,789
Benton Barclay Bloodworth Sr.Democrat · incumbent
12.4%3,267
Hiram DavisDemocrat
9.2%2,422
Bill WilliamsDemocrat
8.7%2,310
26,438 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET