1983Final results
1983 election for Mississippi House District 27
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Delma Furniss (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Lee Childress (R) by 20.2 points.
Delma FurnissDemocrat · winner
60.1%3,287
Lee ChildressRepublican
39.9%2,183
5,470 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