1987Final results
1987 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi Senate District 38
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Pat Welch (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Charles Carruth (D) by 3.4 points.
Pat WelchDemocrat · winner
51.7%9,442
Charles CarruthDemocrat
48.3%8,820
18,262 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET