1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1979 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 44

Name: 1979 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 44
Start: 1979-08-28
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Jerry Wilkerson (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Edward S. Jolly (D) by 13.5 points.

Jerry WilkersonDemocrat · winner

56.7%4,699

Edward S. JollyDemocrat · incumbent

43.3%3,584

8,283 votes

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