1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 44
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
DAVID SMITH led; no source recorded a winner.
David SmithDemocrat · leading · incumbent
47.8%9,078
Jerry EvansDemocrat
26.4%5,020
Farris ShowsDemocrat
25.7%4,883
18,981 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET