1983Final results
1983 election for Mississippi House District 118
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Robert Short (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Jerry Coleman (R) by 2.5 points.
Robert ShortDemocrat · winner
51.3%3,024
Jerry ColemanRepublican
48.7%2,875
5,899 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