1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 80
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
ERIC CLARK led; no source recorded a winner.
Eric ClarkDemocrat · leading
29.9%2,663
Billy W. HollingsworthDemocrat · incumbent
20.7%1,838
Neal H. WyattDemocrat
18.5%1,644
Eddie H. BowenDemocrat
14.8%1,317
Paul D. ThompsonDemocrat
11.5%1,025
Jerry M. BryantDemocrat
4.6%412
8,899 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Eric Clark (D)Billy W. Hollingsworth (D)Neal H. Wyatt (D)Eddie H. Bowen (D)Paul D. Thompson (D)
Also on the ballot: Jerry M. Bryant (Democrat), 4.6%