1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 3
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Walter A. Graham (D) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Mary Raines Phyfer (D) by 39.0 points.
Walter A. GrahamDemocrat · winner
64.4%15,609
Mary Raines PhyferDemocrat
25.4%6,155
William ShirleyDemocrat
10.2%2,473
24,237 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET