1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 43
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
James Lonnie Smith (D) won with 32.4% of the vote, defeating Wade O. Smith (D) by 14.1 points.
James Lonnie SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.4%9,067
Wade O. SmithDemocrat · incumbent
18.2%5,108
C. M. LumpkinDemocrat
17.5%4,904
Conner CainDemocrat
10.5%2,934
Michael T. SheffieldDemocrat
7.9%2,222
Guy Nell SmithDemocrat
7.8%2,186
H. K. SmithDemocrat
5.7%1,600
28,021 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET