1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 36
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
LYNN POSEY led; no source recorded a winner.
Lynn PoseyDemocrat · leading
34.4%5,228
James D. DisharoonDemocrat · incumbent
24.9%3,784
Roosevelt YarbroughDemocrat
22.5%3,420
B. N. ShawDemocrat
18.3%2,778
15,210 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET