1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 1
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Mack L. Wadkins (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Laura Caveness (D) by 17.4 points.
Mack L. WadkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.7%4,861
Laura CavenessDemocrat
41.3%3,423
8,284 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET