2003Final results
2003 election for Mississippi Senate District 5
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
J. P. Wilemon Jr. (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Charles Walden (R) by 13.0 points.
J. P. Wilemon Jr.Democrat · winner
56.5%10,634
Charles WaldenRepublican
43.5%8,182
18,816 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