1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1987 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 4

Name: 1987 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 4
Start: 1987-08-01
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Joe M. McElwain (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating James Nunnally (D) by 20.1 points.

Joe M. McElwainDemocrat · winner

60.0%6,469

James NunnallyDemocrat · incumbent

40.0%4,304

10,773 votes

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