1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1979 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 19

Name: 1979 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 19
Start: 1979-08-28
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Archie Cates (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Jerry Wilburn (D) by 4.3 points.

Archie CatesDemocrat · winner

52.2%5,302

Jerry WilburnDemocrat · incumbent

47.8%4,862

10,164 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET