1995Final results

1995 election for Mississippi Senate District 31

Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi

Terry C. Burton (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating George Smith (R) by 22.5 points.

Terry C. BurtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%10,112
George SmithRepublican
37.4%6,313
Henry P. ClantonIndependent
2.8%467
16,892 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 1995

Races before and after

EvenD+22.51995D+45.31999R+27.32003R+37.92007R+44.92011R+36.62019

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

The candidates

Terry C. Burton (D)George Smith (R)

Also on the ballot: Henry P. Clanton (Independent), 2.8%