1983Final results

1983 election for Mississippi House District 65

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Jack Wertz (D) won with 42.6% of the vote, defeating Clovis Williams (R) by 8.9 points.

Jack WertzDemocrat · winner
42.6%2,956
Clovis WilliamsRepublican
33.7%2,337
Nan HarrisonIndependent
23.7%1,645
6,938 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

EvenD+4.31979D+8.91983R+2.21987R+15.91991

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET