1987Final results

1987 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 88

Name: 1987 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 88
Start: 1987-08-01
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Gary Staples (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Ernest C. Garvin (D) by 7.0 points.

Gary StaplesDemocrat · winner

53.5%2,876

46.5%2,498

5,374 votes

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