1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 1
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
MACK LOYD WADKINS led; no source recorded a winner.
Mack L. WadkinsDemocrat · leading · incumbent
43.6%3,667
Laura CavenessDemocrat
42.0%3,529
Jack ThorneDemocrat
14.4%1,213
8,409 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET