1975Still countingCertified resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 primary for Mississippi House District 45B
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
HERB DEBUISSON led; no source recorded a winner.
Herb DebuissonDemocrat · leading
32.1%2,368
James C. SimpsonDemocrat · incumbent
31.4%2,318
Ed FortenberryDemocrat
15.7%1,156
Garrie D. NecaiseDemocrat
13.5%992
R. J. ClaireDemocrat
7.3%540
7,374 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET