1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 19
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
ARCHIE CATES led; no source recorded a winner.
Archie CatesDemocrat · leading
30.4%3,103
Jerry WilburnDemocrat · incumbent
29.7%3,038
Bill AdamsDemocrat
18.5%1,886
Charles HolcombDemocrat
17.7%1,807
V. L. ThorntonDemocrat
3.8%384
10,218 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Archie Cates (D)Jerry Wilburn (D)Bill Adams (D)Charles Holcomb (D)
Also on the ballot: V. L. Thornton (Democrat), 3.8%