1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 47
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
JAMES H TURNER led; no source recorded a winner.
James H. TurnerDemocrat · leading · incumbent
40.5%3,295
Bennett MaloneDemocrat
35.9%2,927
J. T. LoganDemocrat
23.6%1,921
8,143 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET