2015Final results

2015 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 17

Name: 2015 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 17
Start: 2015-08-04
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Charles Penson (D) won with 78.0% of the vote, defeating Jim Newman (D) by 55.9 points.

Charles PensonDemocrat · winner

78.0%598

22.0%169

767 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET