1987Final results
1987 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 88
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
GARY STAPLES led; no source recorded a winner.
Gary StaplesDemocrat · leading
31.3%1,956
Ernest C. GarvinDemocrat
28.7%1,795
Tom CaseyDemocrat
27.1%1,692
Melvin MackDemocrat
13.0%810
6,253 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET