1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1975 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 23

Name: 1975 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 23
Start: 1975-08-01
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

William Canon (D) won with 33.8% of the vote, defeating Ben Owen (D) by 16.7 points.

William CanonDemocrat · winner

33.8%8,839

Glynn ShumakeDemocrat · winner

33.0%8,640

Ben OwenDemocrat · incumbent

17.0%4,459

16.2%4,249

26,187 votes

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