1979Final results
1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 31
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
John Edwin Lee (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Alan Heflin (D) by 6.5 points.
John Edwin LeeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%8,031
Alan HeflinDemocrat
46.7%7,045
15,076 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET