Mississippi State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2026
Mississippi Senate District 27
A district of about 53,000 people, 71% Black, 27% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+40.9 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Nov 7, 2023- Hillman Frazier (D) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
Source: OpenElections (from MS Secretary of State)Updated Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 PM ET
Where it sits among all 51 seats
Every Mississippi State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
14 races since 1975; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2023 | Hillman Frazier (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Hillman Frazier (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Hillman Frazier (D) | Ponto Ronnie Downing (R) | 50.9 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Hillman Frazier (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 | Hillman Frazier (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Hillman Frazier (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Hillman Frazier (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | Hillman Frazier (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Doug Anderson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Doug Anderson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 | Doug Anderson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Doug Anderson (D) | George O. Lanbus (I) | 78.8 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Doug Anderson (D)Flip | Patricia King (I) | 73.3 |
| 1975 | Charles Willis Pickering (R) | Don Phillips (D) | 40.2 |
Primaries: 1983 Democratic primary · 1975 Democratic primary
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 27
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 27's area in each.
- U.S. House
- MS-2 100%
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | D+39.8 | D+40.5 | D+38.7 |
| U.S. Senate | No race | D+43.7 | D+33.1 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 51 seats. Small marks are other seats in Mississippi. The black marker is District 27.
Higher than 58% of seats.
Lower than 96% of seats.
Lower than 84% of seats.
Higher than 98% of seats.
Lower than 52% of seats.
Denser than 86% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 2963% Black · 38% college gradsD+34.6Not up in 2026District 13
65% Black · 24% college gradsD+31.1Not up in 2026District 26
70% Black · 33% college gradsD+41.0Not up in 2026District 45
48% Black · 30% college gradsD+28.4Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET