2015Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2015 election for Mississippi Senate District 37
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Robert M. Dearing (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Melanie Sojourner (R) by 0.4 points.
Robert M. DearingDemocrat · winner
50.2%8,218
Melanie SojournerRepublican · incumbent
49.8%8,154
16,372 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 2015
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET