1987Final results
1987 election for Mississippi Senate District 24
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Ken Harper (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Doug Upchurch (R) by 17.9 points.
Ken HarperDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%8,266
Doug UpchurchRepublican
41.0%5,755
14,021 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