1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 19
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Tommy Brooks (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating John E. Shaw (D) by 22.9 points.
Tommy BrooksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%11,368
John E. ShawDemocrat
31.0%6,538
Paul LeeDemocrat
15.0%3,165
21,071 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET