1982 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1982 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election?

Wayne Dowdy won the 1982 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election. Wayne Dowdy received 79,977 popular votes (52.54%). The main challenger was Liles Williams (45.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Dowdy and Williams

Dowdy +6.9 pts · won by 10,508 votes

Wayne Dowdy DemocraticWINNER52.54%

79,977 votes

Liles Williams Republican45.64%

69,469 votes

Rev. Eddie L. McBrideIndependent1.82%

2,770 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.