1983Final results
1983 election for Mississippi Senate District 42
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
F. M. Smith Jr. (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Wilson A. Windham (R) by 6.0 points.
F. M. Smith Jr.Democrat · winner
53.0%7,733
Wilson A. WindhamRepublican
47.0%6,855
14,588 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