Mississippi State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2026

Mississippi Senate District 29

A district of about 51,000 people, 63% Black, 38% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+34.6 relative to the nation for president.

2023 election

Nov 7, 2023
  1. David Blount (D) · won77.8%
  2. Michael Carson (R)22.2%

Full results →

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.

D+34.65th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican26th seat · the majority lineDistrict 29

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

15 races since 1971; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2022
2023David Blount (D)Michael Carson (R)55.5
Lines first used in 2012
2019David Blount (D)—Unopposed
2015David Blount (D)James Broadwater (R)58.0
Lines first used in 2002
2011David Blount (D)Steve Stanford (R)38.5
2007David Blount (D)Richard White (R)16.0
2003Dewayne Dewaynethomas (D)Richard White (R)0.8
Lines first used in 1992
1999Richard White (R)Anthony Paul Jones (D)42.7
1995Richard White (R)—Unopposed
1992Richard White (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1982
1991Richard White (R)Flip—Unopposed
1987Wayne Burkes (D)—Unopposed
1983Wayne Burkes (D)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1972
1979Wayne Burkes (D)—Unopposed
1975George Cecil McLeod Jr. (D)J. W. Sellers (R)54.9
Lines first used in 1962
1971George Cecil McLeod Jr. (D)—Unopposed

Primaries: 2015 Democratic primary · 1987 Democratic primary · 1983 Democratic primary · 1975 Democratic primary runoff · 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 29

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 29's area in each.

U.S. House
MS-2 97%
Mississippi House of Representatives
HD-66 66%, HD-71 14%, HD-76 13%

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

201620202024
PresidentD+22.1D+31.6D+34.3
U.S. SenateNo raceD+35.4D+27.0

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 29.

Adults with a bachelor's degree38% 94th pct · 4th of 51 in MS

Higher than 94% of seats.

White adults without a degree19% 8th pct · 47th of 51 in MS

Lower than 92% of seats.

Hispanic residents3% 44th pct · 29th of 51 in MS

Lower than 56% of seats.

Black residents63% 88th pct · 7th of 51 in MS

Higher than 88% of seats.

Asian residents1% 52nd pct · 25th of 51 in MS

Higher than 52% of seats.

People per square mile244 80th pct · 11th of 51 in MS

Denser than 80% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET