1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 46
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
EARL LADNER led; no source recorded a winner.
Earl LadnerDemocrat · leading
30.9%4,086
Gene TaylorDemocrat
24.8%3,273
Curtis M. SeymourDemocrat
18.0%2,383
Louis J. BreauxDemocrat
15.8%2,087
Jerry E. MedfordDemocrat
6.1%808
Marquis W. AtkinsonDemocrat
4.4%584
13,221 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Earl Ladner (D)Gene Taylor (D)Curtis M. Seymour (D)Louis J. Breaux (D)Jerry E. Medford (D)
Also on the ballot: Marquis W. Atkinson (Democrat), 4.4%