1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 primary for Mississippi House District 26
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
James H. Turner (D) won with 25.9% of the vote, defeating Bennett Malone (D) by 2.6 points.
James H. TurnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.9%9,572
Bennett MaloneDemocrat
23.3%8,602
Johnny Max KilpatrickDemocrat · incumbent
22.7%8,383
John RisherDemocrat
11.2%4,146
J. C. BarfootDemocrat
7.8%2,884
W. Tingle SavellDemocrat
7.0%2,571
Madison FultonDemocrat
2.2%819
36,977 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
James H. Turner (D)Bennett Malone (D)Johnny Max Kilpatrick (D)John Risher (D)J. C. Barfoot (D)W. Tingle Savell (D)
Also on the ballot: Madison Fulton (Democrat), 2.2%