1975Final results

1975 election for Mississippi Senate District 25

Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi

2 seats: Troy B. Watkins (D), John William Powell (D) won.

2 seats
Troy B. WatkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
44.0%16,410
John William PowellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
42.4%15,803
George StrahanRepublican
13.6%5,061
37,274 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+20.31987R+11.51991R+50.31999R+49.62007R+47.32011R+44.22019

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