1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1979 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi Senate District 42

Name: 1979 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi Senate District 42
Start: 1979-08-28
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi

Ronald C. Shows (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Ike S. Sanford (D) by 6.2 points.

Ronald C. ShowsDemocrat · winner

53.1%8,695

Ike S. SanfordDemocrat · incumbent

46.9%7,685

16,380 votes

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