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1983Final results

1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 23

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Don Grist (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Lon Stallings (D) by 1.6 points.

Don GristDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.8%4,815
49.2%4,664
9,479 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET