1975Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1975 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 8
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Don Grist (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Billy R. Gibson (D) by 6.0 points.
Don GristDemocrat · winner
53.0%7,587
Billy R. GibsonDemocrat · incumbent
47.0%6,731
14,318 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET