Mississippi State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2026
Mississippi Senate District 38
A district of about 59,000 people, 58% Black, 14% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+17.0 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Nov 7, 2023- Gary Brumfield (D) · won50.5%
- Kelvin E. Butler (IND)39.2%
- Willye R. Powell (IND)7.8%
- Trischell LaRice Veal (OTH)2.5%
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
13 races since 1979; the seat changed party 2 times. 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 | Gary Brumfield (D) | Kelvin E. Butler (I) | 11.3 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Tammy Felder Witherspoon (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Tammy Felder Witherspoon (D) | Dennis C. Quinn (R) | 39.1 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Kelvin E. Butler (D)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 | Kelvin E. Butler (OTH)Flip | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Kelvin E. Butler (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Robert Johnson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | Robert Johnson (D) | James Alex Ventress (R) | 39.8 |
| 1992 | Robert Johnson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Pat Welch (D) | Charles Ray Pigott (R) | 42.0 |
| 1987 | Pat Welch (D) | Keith Starrett (R) | 7.0 |
| 1983 | John William Powell (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Robert M. Dearing (D) | Joe Meng (R) | 21.6 |
Primaries: 2015 Democratic primary runoff · 2015 Democratic primary · 1987 Democratic primary runoff · 1987 Democratic primary · 1979 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 38
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 38's area in each.
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+2.6 | R+5.2 | D+15.2 |
| U.S. Senate | No race | R+0.7 | D+12.0 |
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 38.
Lowest of 51 seats.
Lower than 72% of seats.
Lower than 96% of seats.
Higher than 80% of seats.
Lower than 94% of seats.
Less dense 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 2466% BlackD+14.7Not up in 2026District 32
61% BlackD+27.6Not up in 2026District 37
60% BlackD+21.1Not up in 2026District 11
54% Black · 21% college gradsD+13.1Not 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