1983Final results
1983 election for Mississippi House District 116
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Alan Santacruz (D) won with 79.2% of the vote, defeating Henry Oliver (Ind) by 58.5 points.
Alan SantacruzDemocrat · winner
79.2%2,722
Henry OliverIndependent
20.8%713
3,435 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