1979Final results
1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 13
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Robert L. Crook (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating David Matthews (D) by 38.6 points.
Robert L. CrookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%5,132
David MatthewsDemocrat
30.7%2,274
7,406 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET