1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 29
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Wayne Burkes (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Howard Parkman (D) by 48.2 points.
Wayne BurkesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.1%6,830
Howard ParkmanDemocrat
25.9%2,386
9,216 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET