1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 81

Name: 1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 81
Start: 1983-08-02
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Rick Fortenberry (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Tommy Horne (D) by 26.1 points.

Rick FortenberryDemocrat · winner

63.0%2,926

Tommy HorneDemocrat · incumbent

37.0%1,716

4,642 votes

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