1987Final results
1987 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 29
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Wayne Burkes (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Russell Dorris (D) by 39.3 points.
Wayne BurkesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.6%7,598
Russell DorrisDemocrat
30.4%3,312
10,910 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET