1983Final results
1983 Democratic primary for Mississippi Senate District 6
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Perrin Purvis (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating James Harold Montgomery Sr. (D) by 7.2 points.
Perrin PurvisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.6%7,570
James Harold Montgomery Sr.Democrat
46.4%6,552
14,122 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET