1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1987 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 44

Name: 1987 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 44
Start: 1987-08-01
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Shelton E. Bounds (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Grady Mike Eakes (D) by 15.9 points.

Shelton E. BoundsDemocrat · winner

58.0%4,406

Grady Mike EakesDemocrat · incumbent

42.0%3,194

7,600 votes

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