1983Final results
1983 election for Mississippi Senate District 18
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
V. C. Manning (D) won with 79.6% of the vote, defeating James C. Mayo (R) by 59.1 points.
V. C. ManningDemocrat · winner
79.6%13,808
James C. MayoRepublican
20.4%3,546
17,354 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