1975Final results
1975 primary for Mississippi House District 31D
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Horace Buckley (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating James H. Merideth (D) by 32.7 points.
Horace BuckleyDemocrat · winner
58.9%1,359
James H. MeridethDemocrat
26.3%606
J. Truett SmithDemocrat
14.8%341
2,306 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET