1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1987 Republican primary for Mississippi House District 65

Name: 1987 Republican primary for Mississippi House District 65
Start: 1987-08-01
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Ken Stribling (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Jack Wertz (R) by 20.0 points.

Ken StriblingRepublican · winner

51.1%529

Jack WertzRepublican · incumbent

31.1%322

17.8%184

1,035 votes

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