1981 Mississippi's 4th congressional district special election
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1981-mississippi-s-4th-congressional-district-special-election-181-9786538
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1981 Mississippi's 4th congressional district special election
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A special election to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Mississippi's 4th congressional district was held on June 23, 1981, with a runoff held two weeks later on July 6. Democrat Wayne Dowdy defeated Republican Liles Williams in the runoff by 912 votes. Dowdy replaced Republican U.S. Representative Jon Hinson, who resigned from Congress following his arrest for engaging in sodomy. Mississippi's state law requires the Governor of Mississippi to call for a spec
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2018-05-17T19:12:32Z
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2024-09-05T22:22:45Z
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