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2011Final results

2011 election for Mississippi Senate District 18

Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi

Giles K. Ward (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Steven Kilgore (D) by 0.9 points.

Giles K. WardRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.4%8,896
49.6%8,740
17,636 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 2011

Races before and after

EvenD+59.11983D+10.81999D+7.12003R+4.82007R+0.92011

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET