1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 81

Name: 1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 81
Start: 1979-08-07
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Burns McFarland (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Norman H. Hendry (D) by 5.0 points.

Burns McFarlandDemocrat · winner

52.5%3,644

Norman H. HendryDemocrat · incumbent

47.5%3,300

6,944 votes

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