1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi House District 87
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Gus Townsend (D) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas G. Mize (D) by 41.3 points.
Gus TownsendDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.6%5,199
Thomas G. MizeDemocrat
29.4%2,161
7,360 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET