1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House District 72
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
John Reeves (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Neal (D) by 7.8 points.
John ReevesDemocrat · winner
53.9%2,946
Jim NealDemocrat · incumbent
46.1%2,519
5,465 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET