1979Final results

1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 8

Name: 1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 8
Start: 1979-08-07
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi

Carl J. Gordon Jr. (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Laddie Huffman (D) by 12.2 points.

56.1%8,591

43.9%6,728

15,319 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET