1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi Senate District 36
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Lynn Posey (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating James D. Disharoon (D) by 22.1 points.
Lynn PoseyDemocrat · winner
61.0%8,210
James D. DisharoonDemocrat · incumbent
39.0%5,239
13,449 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET