1979Final results
1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 5
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Bill May (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating John White (D) by 7.9 points.
Bill MayDemocrat · winner
53.9%11,640
John WhiteDemocrat
46.1%9,936
21,576 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET