1987Final results
1987 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 34
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Billy Thames (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Tramel (D) by 40.8 points.
Billy ThamesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.4%13,722
Jim TramelDemocrat
29.6%5,770
19,492 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET