1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 106
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
CURTIS HOLSTON led; no source recorded a winner.
John Curtis Holston Jr.Democrat · leading
33.6%3,069
Wade O. SmithDemocrat · incumbent
25.0%2,285
J. H. StrahanDemocrat
22.2%2,021
Howard L. Ladner Jr.Democrat
16.4%1,492
Cecil Ray FarrDemocrat
2.8%255
9,122 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
John Curtis Holston Jr. (D)Wade O. Smith (D)J. H. Strahan (D)Howard L. Ladner Jr. (D)
Also on the ballot: Cecil Ray Farr (Democrat), 2.8%