1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1975 primary for Mississippi House District 1B

Name: 1975 primary for Mississippi House District 1B
Start: 1975-08-01
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Jimmy Ray McCalla (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating John C. Ross Jr. (D) by 17.9 points.

Jimmy Ray McCallaDemocrat · winner

58.9%13,266

John C. Ross Jr.Democrat · incumbent

41.1%9,241

22,507 votes

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