1987Final results
1987 Republican primary for Mississippi Senate District 47
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Marc Chetta (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Mark Formby (R) by 7.5 points.
Marc ChettaRepublican · winner
53.8%307
Mark FormbyRepublican
46.2%264
571 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET