1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 51

Name: 1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 51
Start: 1983-08-02
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

David Halbrook (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Perrin H. Grisson (D) by 12.9 points.

David HalbrookDemocrat · winner · incumbent

56.4%2,774

Perrin H. GrissonDemocrat · incumbent

43.6%2,141

4,915 votes

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