1981 Mississippi's 4th congressional district special election
Results

1981 Mississippi's 4th congressional district special election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Democratic	Wayne Dowdy	55,656	50.41%	+21.01%

Republican	Liles Williams	54,744	49.59%	+10.62%

Total votes	110,400	100.0%

Majority	912	.08%

Turnout	110,400

Democratic gain from Republican	Swing	21.01%

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Democrat Wayne Dowdy defeated Republican Liles Williams in the runoff by 912 votes.

final_sentence: Democrat Wayne Dowdy defeated Republican Liles Williams in the runoff by 912 votes.