1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 52
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Louis Fortenberry (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating W. B. Adams Sr. (D) by 34.8 points.
Louis FortenberryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%6,255
W. B. Adams Sr.Democrat
32.6%3,023
9,278 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET