1975Final results

1975 election for Mississippi Senate District 15

Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi

2 seats: Herman B. Decell (D), Ray Hilman Montgomery (R) won.

2 seats
Herman B. DecellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
46.2%17,461
Ray Hilman MontgomeryRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.8%11,627
Clara WatsonDemocrat
23.0%8,705
37,793 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 1975

Races before and after

EvenR+17.61971R+14.41975R+11.21995R+11.92003R+21.42015

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