1979Final results
1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 38
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Robert M. Dearing (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Donald Shupe (D) by 35.2 points.
Robert M. DearingDemocrat · winner
67.6%8,018
Donald ShupeDemocrat
32.4%3,844
11,862 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET