1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 78

Name: 1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 78
Start: 1983-08-02
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Raymond Comans (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Joe Blount (D) by 30.9 points.

Raymond ComansDemocrat · winner

65.5%5,421

Joe BlountDemocrat · incumbent

34.5%2,861

8,282 votes

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