1979Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 44
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
CECIL MILLS led; no source recorded a winner.
Cecil MillsDemocrat · leading
35.9%7,785
J. Grover DonaldsonDemocrat
15.7%3,411
George Cecil McLeod Jr.Democrat · incumbent
14.2%3,080
Van B. EasterlingDemocrat
10.3%2,224
Rodney ByrdDemocrat
7.8%1,690
Rex WaltmanDemocrat
7.0%1,527
A. D. McLeodDemocrat
6.1%1,317
Dennis KleneDemocrat
2.9%626
21,660 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Cecil Mills (D)J. Grover Donaldson (D)George Cecil McLeod Jr. (D)Van B. Easterling (D)Rodney Byrd (D)Rex Waltman (D)A. D. McLeod (D)
Also on the ballot: Dennis Klene (Democrat), 2.9%