2011Final results
2011 election for Mississippi Senate District 5
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
J. P. Wilemon Jr. (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Jerry Don Keith (R) by 11.7 points.
J. P. Wilemon Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
55.8%9,733
Jerry Don KeithRepublican
44.2%7,698
17,431 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET