Education:
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Elected Office:
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| Year | Age | State | Party | Office | District | Stage | Pos | Votes | % |
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| 1967 | 40 | MS | D | Governor | Primary | 5 | 60,090 | 8.8% | |
| 1971 | 44 | MS | D | Governor | Primary | 2 | 227,424 | 29.4% | |
| 1971 | 44 | MS | D | Governor | Primary Runoff | 1 | 389,952 | 54.2% | |
| 1971 | 44 | MS | D | Governor | General | 1 | 601,222 | 77.0% | |
| 1975 | 48 | MS | D | Governor | Primary | 1 | 286,652 | 36.3% | |
| 1975 | 48 | MS | D | Governor | Primary Runoff | 2 | 324,749 | 42.3% | |
| 1978 | 51 | MS | D | U.S. Senate Class 2 | Primary | 4 | 74,465 | 19.7% | |
| 1987 | 60 | MS | D | Governor | Primary | 3 | 105,056 | 13.0% | |
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Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election. |