1987Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 election for Mississippi Senate District 11
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Kenneth Williams (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Malcolm Mabryboone Jr. (R) by 18.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kenneth WilliamsDemocrat · winner
57.0%3,995
Malcolm Mabryboone Jr.Republican · incumbent
39.0%2,735
James L. NewtonIndependent
4.0%282
7,012 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 1987
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Kenneth Williams (D)Malcolm Mabryboone Jr. (R)
Also on the ballot: James L. Newton (Independent), 4.0%