1987Final results
1987 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi Senate District 47
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Margaret Tate (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Lawrence Holliday (D) by 0.1 points.
Margaret TateDemocrat · winner
50.1%8,028
Lawrence HollidayDemocrat
49.9%8,008
16,036 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET