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1995 election for Mississippi Senate District 40

Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi

Joseph T. Stogner (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Ann A. Simmons (D) by 12.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Joseph T. StognerRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.1%10,197
43.9%7,967
18,164 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+80.31987R+12.31995R+12.61999R+15.12003R+53.32019R+61.62023

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