1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 40
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
James E. Liston Shows (D) won with 31.1% of the vote, defeating John A. Neill (D) by 8.2 points.
James E. Liston ShowsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.1%12,131
John A. NeillDemocrat · incumbent
22.9%8,935
C. A. MasseyDemocrat
18.4%7,171
Tucker BuchananDemocrat
18.0%7,019
Paul B. WelbornDemocrat
9.6%3,765
39,021 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET