1987Final results
1987 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 85
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Charles Sheppard (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Everette T. Sanders (D) by 26.7 points.
Charles SheppardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%4,302
Everette T. SandersDemocrat
36.6%2,488
6,790 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET