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1984 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1984 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election?

Wayne Dowdy won the 1984 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election. Wayne Dowdy received 113,635 popular votes (55.32%). The main challenger was David Armstrong (44.68%).

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

Dowdy +10.6 pts · won by 21,838 votes
Wayne DowdyDemocraticWINNER55.32%
113,635 votes
David ArmstrongRepublican44.68%
91,797 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.