1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi Senate District 46
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Gene Taylor (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Earl Ladner (D) by 3.3 points.
Gene TaylorDemocrat · winner
51.7%6,657
Earl LadnerDemocrat
48.3%6,226
12,883 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET