1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi Senate District 44
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
David Smith (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Jerry Evans (D) by 12.7 points.
David SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%10,123
Jerry EvansDemocrat
43.7%7,844
17,967 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET