1987Final results
1987 Republican primary for Mississippi House District 61
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Billy M. Brunt (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating John Shirley (R) by 12.1 points.
Billy M. BruntRepublican · winner
56.0%195
John ShirleyRepublican
44.0%153
348 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET