1983Final results

1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 37

Name: 1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 37
Start: 1983-08-02
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Cecil Simmons (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Ward (D) by 18.4 points.

Cecil SimmonsDemocrat · winner · incumbent

59.2%3,489

40.8%2,404

5,893 votes

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