1983Final results
1983 election for Mississippi House District 73
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Emmett Owens (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Ellington (R) by 7.8 points.
Emmett OwensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.6%2,768
Jim EllingtonRepublican
42.8%2,342
Monty WilsonIndependent
6.6%362
5,472 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