1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 40
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
T W HICKMAN led; no source recorded a winner.
Thomas William Hickman Jr.Democrat · leading · incumbent
43.8%7,676
W. L. RaybornDemocrat
37.8%6,631
R. H. WilliamsDemocrat
9.0%1,580
Ottis E. BrownDemocrat
6.2%1,086
Pete StanleyDemocrat
3.2%560
17,533 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Thomas William Hickman Jr. (D)W. L. Rayborn (D)R. H. Williams (D)Ottis E. Brown (D)
Also on the ballot: Pete Stanley (Democrat), 3.2%