1979Final results
1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 47
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Martin Smith (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Harry D. Mitchell (D) by 28.4 points.
Martin SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.2%11,587
Harry D. MitchellDemocrat
27.8%5,725
Lonis LadnerDemocrat
16.1%3,313
20,625 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET