1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1979 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 37

Name: 1979 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 37
Start: 1979-08-28
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Jack E. Gary (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating James H. Cook (D) by 19.7 points.

Jack E. GaryDemocrat · winner

59.9%5,162

James H. CookDemocrat · incumbent

40.1%3,461

8,623 votes

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