1971Final results

1971 election for Mississippi Senate District 11

Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi

2 seats: William B. Alexander (D), Robert L. Crook (D) won.

2 seats
William B. AlexanderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.4%13,836
Robert L. CrookDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.8%13,177
Fannie Lou HamerIndependent
18.7%7,768
Charles McLaurinIndependent
16.1%6,677
41,458 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1971

Races before and after

EvenD+65.31975R+27.41979R+18.81983D+18.01987D+43.21995D+42.92003

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET