1979Final results
1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 40
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Tyrone Ellis (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Stanley R. Gray (D) by 4.5 points.
Tyrone EllisDemocrat · winner
52.2%3,113
Stanley R. GrayDemocrat
47.8%2,846
5,959 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET