1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 45
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Bennett Malone (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Colon Johnston (D) by 40.4 points.
Bennett MaloneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.2%6,466
Colon JohnstonDemocrat
29.8%2,744
9,210 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET