1987Final results
1987 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 47
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
MARGARET TATE led; no source recorded a winner.
Margaret TateDemocrat · leading
32.5%5,971
Lawrence HollidayDemocrat
21.4%3,928
Sherry S. MorrisDemocrat
21.0%3,860
Greg MitchellDemocrat
18.7%3,438
James W. Owen Sr.Democrat
6.3%1,148
18,345 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET