1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 3
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
JOHN H WALDROP led; no source recorded a winner.
John H. WaldropDemocrat · leading · incumbent
48.5%9,963
Walter A. GrahamDemocrat
40.2%8,261
Mary Raines PhyferDemocrat
11.3%2,330
20,554 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET