1983Final results
1983 election for Mississippi Senate District 37
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Robert M. Dearing (D) won with 87.0% of the vote, defeating Jack Templeton (R) by 74.0 points.
Robert M. DearingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.0%12,315
Jack TempletonRepublican
13.0%1,843
14,158 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