1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 4
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
James Nunnally (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Joe M. McElwain (D) by 5.3 points.
James NunnallyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%5,635
Joe M. McElwainDemocrat
47.4%5,068
10,703 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET