Gore was a vocal opponent of the civil rights movement, attempting to delay school integration in Mississippi and criticizing desegregation efforts from the national Democratic party.

Lovie Landrum was born in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, on January 15, 1904,[1][2] and attended high school in Sturgis.

[5][6] During her first term, Gore introduced a bill to qualify women for jury service in Mississippi,[7] an effort that she would pursue again in 1958 with state representative Betty Jane Long.

[8] She announced her intention to run for a second term in March 1955, and was the only female incumbent state representative to successfully seek re-election that year.

[15] Gore began a campaign for the Mississippi State Senate in February 1959, seeking to represent the 23rd district (Oktibbeha and Choctaw counties).