1979Final results
1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 23
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
John Kenneth Gresham (D) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Charles Victor McTeer (D) by 25.7 points.
John Kenneth GreshamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.9%4,118
Charles Victor McTeerDemocrat
37.1%2,433
6,551 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET