1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 38
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Feuben Reed Herring IV (D) won with 29.3% of the vote, defeating Neil Smith (D) by 8.3 points.
Feuben Reed Herring IVDemocrat · winner
29.3%10,172
Neil SmithDemocrat · incumbent
20.9%7,275
Vasco SingleyDemocrat · incumbent
17.6%6,123
Clifton HolmesDemocrat
15.6%5,432
John N. MoreeDemocrat
9.8%3,403
Donald StringerDemocrat
6.8%2,360
34,765 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET