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1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1983 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 106

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

John Curtis Holston Jr. (D) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Wade O. Smith (D) by 32.7 points.

John Curtis Holston Jr.Democrat · winner
66.4%5,821
Wade O. SmithDemocrat · incumbent
33.6%2,952
8,773 votes

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