1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 42
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
IKE S SANFORD led; no source recorded a winner.
Ike S. SanfordDemocrat · leading · incumbent
47.4%8,321
Ronald C. ShowsDemocrat
39.6%6,959
Roger Wood SpeedDemocrat
12.9%2,273
17,553 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET