1983Final results
1983 election for Mississippi Senate District 36
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
James D. Disharoon (D) won with 78.1% of the vote, defeating Elliot L. Travis (Ind) by 56.2 points.
James D. DisharoonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.1%10,767
Elliot L. TravisIndependent
21.9%3,020
13,787 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