Mississippi — 1983 governor election
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Akashic1983 · GovernorMississippi · GovernorWilliam AllainD+16.2
Candidates
Mississippi 1983 governor — certified statewide results.
- William Allain✓Democratic409,20955.1%
- Leon BramlettRepublican288,76438.9%
- Other candidatesOther44,7646.0%
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. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+1.3Governor 1983D+16.2vs. baselineD+17.5
Mississippi's 1983 governor race ran 17.5 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1983 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.