1983Final results
1983 election for Mississippi Senate District 48
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
George Smith (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Cecil Rogers (Ind) by 31.9 points.
George SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%3,978
Cecil RogersIndependent
34.1%2,056
6,034 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