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1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 72

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

JIM NEAL led; no source recorded a winner.

Jim NealDemocrat · leading · incumbent
47.7%2,449
John ReevesDemocrat
43.2%2,218
Bob NormanDemocrat
9.1%466
5,133 votes

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