1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 44
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
GRADY MIKE EAKES led; no source recorded a winner.
Grady Mike EakesDemocrat · leading · incumbent
40.8%3,604
Shelton E. BoundsDemocrat
29.9%2,640
Sherrell G. BreazealeDemocrat
17.9%1,578
Bennie Lee AdkinsDemocrat
11.5%1,015
8,837 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET