2003Final results
2003 election for Mississippi Senate District 48
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Deborah Dawkins (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Bass (Oth) by 16.9 points.
Deborah DawkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%6,501
Robert E. BassOther party
41.6%4,624
11,125 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 2003
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET