1979Final results
1979 election for Mississippi House District 83
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Tommy Horne (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Glenn Brown (R) by 6.9 points.
Tommy HorneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.5%3,499
Glenn BrownRepublican
46.5%3,045
6,544 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1979
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET