1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 39
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Stone Barefield (D) won with 14.5% of the vote, defeating Mack Graham (D) by 4.1 points.
Stone BarefieldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.5%13,903
Robert Erskin ArringtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.4%11,967
Mack GrahamDemocrat · incumbent
10.3%9,923
James A. RobertsonDemocrat
9.4%9,015
Jervis MimsDemocrat
7.7%7,428
Sam H. HallDemocrat
7.3%7,016
James R. SwanDemocrat
6.8%6,538
R. G. BrasfieldDemocrat
6.4%6,129
Mickey EdwardsDemocrat
5.5%5,288
Patricia McPhailDemocrat
4.2%4,020
Francis T. Zachary Jr.Democrat
4.1%3,984
Charles E. WadeDemocrat
4.0%3,861
Raymond ShowsDemocrat
3.2%3,109
Thomas D. BrockDemocrat
3.0%2,927
William Patrick GibsonDemocrat
1.1%1,029
96,137 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Stone Barefield (D)Robert Erskin Arrington (D)Mack Graham (D)James A. Robertson (D)Jervis Mims (D)Sam H. Hall (D)James R. Swan (D)R. G. Brasfield (D)Mickey Edwards (D)
Also on the ballot: Patricia McPhail (Democrat), 4.2%; Francis T. Zachary Jr. (Democrat), 4.1%; Charles E. Wade (Democrat), 4.0%; Raymond Shows (Democrat), 3.2%; Thomas D. Brock (Democrat), 3.0%; William Patrick Gibson (Democrat), 1.1%