1983Final results
1983 election for Mississippi House District 44
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Grady Mike Eakes (D) won with 85.0% of the vote, defeating Danny Ray Petty (Ind) by 70.0 points.
Grady Mike EakesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.0%5,702
Danny Ray PettyIndependent
15.0%1,005
6,707 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