1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 primary for Mississippi House District 27
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
R. L. Livingston (D) won with 29.7% of the vote, defeating Billy W. Hollingsworth (D) by 10.1 points.
R. L. LivingstonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.7%9,537
Billy W. HollingsworthDemocrat
19.7%6,307
Daniel HarveyDemocrat · incumbent
19.2%6,149
Carlton LyleDemocrat
11.5%3,703
John B. RussumDemocrat
10.6%3,394
J. T. McMillanDemocrat
9.3%3,000
32,090 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET