1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 22
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Lee Sorrells Coleman (D) won with 30.6% of the vote, defeating Joseph Wyndell Carty (D) by 6.4 points.
Lee Sorrells ColemanDemocrat · winner
30.6%2,212
Joseph Wyndell CartyDemocrat · incumbent
24.2%1,750
George F. BaileyDemocrat
24.1%1,743
R. P. BarkemeyerDemocrat
21.0%1,521
7,226 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET