1995Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1995 election for Mississippi Senate District 8
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Jack Gordon (D) won with 49.0% of the vote, defeating Crowell Armstrong (R) by 7.8 points.
Jack GordonDemocrat · winner
49.0%8,008
Crowell ArmstrongRepublican · incumbent
41.2%6,732
Herbert FloydIndependent
8.1%1,332
John A. RouseLibertarian
1.7%273
16,345 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Jack Gordon (D)Crowell Armstrong (R)Herbert Floyd (I)
Also on the ballot: John A. Rouse (Libertarian), 1.7%