1987Final results
1987 election for Mississippi Senate District 47
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Margaret Tate (D) won with 41.8% of the vote, defeating Marc Chetta (R) by 0.3 points.
Margaret TateDemocrat · winner
41.8%6,451
Marc ChettaRepublican
41.5%6,409
Larry L. AlbrittonIndependent
16.7%2,572
15,432 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