1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 27
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Doug Anderson (D) won with 78.8% of the vote, defeating Firnist James Alexander (D) by 57.6 points.
Doug AndersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.8%6,851
Firnist James AlexanderDemocrat
21.2%1,842
8,693 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET