1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 40
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Quin Emerson Stringer Jr. (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Dwight L. Wesley Jr. (D) by 11.0 points.
Quin Emerson Stringer Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
55.5%11,645
Dwight L. Wesley Jr.Democrat
44.5%9,329
20,974 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET