1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1979 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 80

Name: 1979 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 80
Start: 1979-08-28
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Eric Clark (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Billy W. Hollingsworth (D) by 20.2 points.

Eric ClarkDemocrat · winner

60.1%5,240

39.9%3,476

8,716 votes

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