1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 2
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
JOHN D HAYNES led; no source recorded a winner.
John D. HaynesDemocrat · leading
25.2%8,783
Richard O. ClarkDemocrat · incumbent
23.2%8,092
Martha Carole WhiteDemocrat · incumbent
17.2%5,997
James W. MelvinDemocrat
13.7%4,768
J. O. Southward Jr.Democrat
11.9%4,147
Billy BurressDemocrat
9.0%3,129
34,916 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET