1999Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1999 election for Mississippi Senate District 23
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Mike Chaney (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Ken Harper (D) by 22.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mike ChaneyRepublican · winner
61.4%9,580
Ken HarperDemocrat
38.6%6,030
15,610 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 1999
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET