1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 15

Name: 1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 15
Start: 1979-08-07
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi

Charles Pittman (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Donald Strider (D) by 8.6 points.

Charles PittmanDemocrat · winner

54.3%7,733

Donald StriderDemocrat · incumbent

45.7%6,510

14,243 votes

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