Elections / 1983 · Governor · MS
Mississippi — 1983 governor election
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Akashic1983 · GovernorMississippi · GovernorWilliam AllainD+17.3
Candidates
Mississippi 1983 governor — certified statewide results.
- William Allain✓Democratic409,20958.6%
- Leon BramlettRepublican288,76441.4%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+1.3Governor 1983D+17.3vs. baselineD+18.6
Mississippi's 1983 governor race ran 18.6 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1983 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.