1975Final results
1975 primary for Mississippi Senate District 27B
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Ike S. Sanford (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Shelby S. Shows (D) by 14.8 points.
Ike S. SanfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%26,662
Shelby S. ShowsDemocrat
42.6%19,800
46,462 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET