1979Final results

1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 87

Name: 1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 87
Start: 1979-08-07
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Charles Sheppard (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Jimmy Smith (D) by 24.9 points.

Charles SheppardDemocrat · winner

62.4%3,280

37.6%1,973

5,253 votes

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