1983Final results
1983 election for Mississippi House District 101
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Henry Wayne Cain (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Joe Garvin (R) by 17.5 points.
Henry Wayne CainDemocrat · winner
58.8%3,931
Joe GarvinRepublican
41.2%2,758
6,689 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1983
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET