1983Final results
1983 election for Mississippi House District 62
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Mark S. Scarborough (D) won with 89.3% of the vote, defeating Richard R. Smith (Ind) by 78.5 points.
Mark S. ScarboroughDemocrat · winner
89.3%5,151
Richard R. SmithIndependent
10.7%620
5,771 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