1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi Senate District 18
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
V. C. Manning (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Jerome Hardy (D) by 8.4 points.
V. C. ManningDemocrat · winner
54.2%11,101
Jerome HardyDemocrat
45.8%9,372
20,473 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET