1979Final results

1979 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 50

Name: 1979 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 50
Start: 1979-08-28
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

David Halbrook (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Abraham Gates (D) by 12.9 points.

David HalbrookDemocrat · winner · incumbent

56.5%2,982

43.5%2,300

5,282 votes

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