1979Final results

1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 9

Name: 1979 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 9
Start: 1979-08-07
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi

Edgar H. Overstreet (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Sam H. Higdon (D) by 8.2 points.

Edgar H. OverstreetDemocrat · winner · incumbent

54.1%7,921

45.9%6,726

14,647 votes

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