1983Final results
1983 election for Mississippi Senate District 12
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Nevin Sledge (D) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Gregory Flippins (Ind) by 38.4 points.
Nevin SledgeDemocrat · winner
69.2%8,475
Gregory FlippinsIndependent
30.8%3,772
12,247 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