1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 87
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
GUS TOWNSEND led; no source recorded a winner.
Gus TownsendDemocrat · leading · incumbent
48.7%3,610
Joe M. TaylorDemocrat
21.5%1,589
Stanley JefcoatDemocrat
16.2%1,201
Thomas G. MizeDemocrat
13.6%1,006
7,406 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET