1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 21
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
OLLIE MOHAMED led; no source recorded a winner.
Ollie MohamedDemocrat · leading
41.2%4,857
Herman B. DecellDemocrat · incumbent
37.6%4,422
Rufus E. StraughterDemocrat
21.2%2,496
11,775 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET