1987Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 52
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Claude V. Bilbo Jr. (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Louis Fortenberry (D) by 11.8 points.
Claude V. Bilbo Jr.Democrat · winner
55.9%4,882
Louis FortenberryDemocrat · incumbent
44.1%3,849
8,731 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET