1987Final results
1987 election for Mississippi Senate District 38
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Pat Welch (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Keith Starrett (R) by 7.0 points.
Pat WelchDemocrat · winner
53.5%8,437
Keith StarrettRepublican
46.5%7,336
15,773 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