1983Final results
1983 election for Mississippi House District 42
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Jerry Wilkerson (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Ruthie Burrage (Ind) by 23.7 points.
Jerry WilkersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%3,820
Ruthie BurrageIndependent
38.1%2,355
6,175 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