1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 118
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Robert Short (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating William T. Powell (D) by 5.5 points.
Robert ShortDemocrat · winner
52.8%2,512
William T. PowellDemocrat
47.2%2,249
4,761 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET