1987Final results
1987 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 28
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
EARL BANKS led; no source recorded a winner.
Earl BanksDemocrat · leading
27.5%2,196
Alice HardenDemocrat
25.9%2,070
Velvelyn FosterDemocrat
22.8%1,823
Bruce PayneDemocrat
19.7%1,576
Joe SaundersDemocrat
4.1%326
7,991 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Earl Banks (D)Alice Harden (D)Velvelyn Foster (D)Bruce Payne (D)
Also on the ballot: Joe Saunders (Democrat), 4.1%