1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 31
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Alan Heflin (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating John Edwin Lee (D) by 4.4 points.
Alan HeflinDemocrat · winner
52.2%8,914
John Edwin LeeDemocrat · incumbent
47.8%8,165
17,079 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET