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1983Final results

1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 8

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Charles Vanwilliams (D) won with 83.3% of the vote, defeating Mark E. Wood (D) by 66.7 points.

Charles VanwilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.3%6,488
Mark E. WoodDemocrat
16.7%1,297
7,785 votes

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