2007Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2007 election for Mississippi Senate District 18
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Giles K. Ward (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Gloria Williamson (D) by 4.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Giles K. WardRepublican · winner
52.4%8,481
Gloria WilliamsonDemocrat · incumbent
47.6%7,709
16,190 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 2007
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET