Mississippi State Senate District 46
Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by Philman Ladner Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
This seat has no race on the official 2026 list.
- Last election
- Philman Ladner (Republican) was unopposed, 2023
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History (13 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 11,225
- Election day
- November 7, 2023
- District map
- Same as today
Mississippi Senate District 46, 1979 to 2023, 2023, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhilman LadnerWon Republican 11,225100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,794
- Election day
- November 5, 2019
- District map
- Older district map (2015 to 2022)
Mississippi Senate District 46, 1979 to 2023, 2019, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhilip MoranWon(incumbent) Republican 12,794100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,518
- Election day
- November 3, 2015
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- Older district map (2015 to 2022)
Mississippi Senate District 46, 1979 to 2023, 2015, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhilip E. MoranWon(incumbent) Republican 9,518100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,075
- Election day
- November 8, 2011
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- Older district map (2003 to 2014)
Mississippi Senate District 46, 1979 to 2023, 2011, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPhilip MoranWon Republican 9,94466.0% DemocraticJoe Bye Democratic 4,46529.6% OtherJames K. Overstreet Other 6664.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,784
- Election day
- November 6, 2007
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- Older district map (2003 to 2014)
Mississippi Senate District 46, 1979 to 2023, 2007, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid BariaWon Democratic 9,07277.0% OtherJames K. Overstreet Other 2,71223.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,426
- Election day
- November 4, 2003
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- Older district map (2003 to 2014)
Mississippi Senate District 46, 1979 to 2023, 2003, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticScottie R. CuevasWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,38954.4% RepublicanHarry B. Ward Republican 7,03745.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,253
- Election day
- November 2, 1999
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- Older district map (1992 to 2002)
Mississippi Senate District 46, 1979 to 2023, 1999, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticScottie R. CuevasWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,70262.0% RepublicanDave Koger Republican 6,55138.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,256
- Election day
- November 7, 1995
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- Older district map (1992 to 2002)
Mississippi Senate District 46, 1979 to 2023, 1995, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticScottie R. CuevasWon Democratic 8,28951.0% RepublicanWilliam A. Johnson(incumbent) Republican 7,96749.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,655
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
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- Special election
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- Older district map (1992 to 2002)
Mississippi Senate District 46, 1979 to 2023, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam A. JohnsonWon Republican 9,43150.5% DemocraticScottie R. Cuevas Democratic 6,49734.8% IndependentJerry L. Ladner Independent 2,72714.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,929
- Election day
- November 5, 1991
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- Older district map (1983 to 1991)
Mississippi Senate District 46, 1979 to 2023, 1991, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticVic Franckiewicz Jr.Won Democratic 10,54266.2% RepublicanJames Overstreet Republican 5,38733.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,668
- Election day
- November 3, 1987
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- Older district map (1983 to 1991)
Mississippi Senate District 46, 1979 to 2023, 1987, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGene TaylorWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,668100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,934
- Election day
- November 8, 1983
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- Older district map (1983 to 1991)
Mississippi Senate District 46, 1979 to 2023, 1983, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGene TaylorWon Democratic 8,44960.6% IndependentJerry L. Ladner Independent 2,90220.8% RepublicanRussell D. Thompson Republican 2,58318.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,572
- Election day
- November 6, 1979
- District map
- Older district map (1979 to 1982)
Mississippi Senate District 46, 1979 to 2023, 1979, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDavid SmithWon Democratic 11,16176.6% RepublicanAnne Carpenter Republican 3,41123.4%
- 2023: OpenElections Mississippi 2023 general, county file, retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by OpenElections volunteers from official returns; not an official source
- 1979 to 2019: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
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Last contest in this district on file: 2023.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Mississippi State Senate District 46, election results 1979 to 2023. https://www.electionwrld.com/ms/senate/46. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; OpenElections Mississippi 2023 general, county file (No license is stated in the OpenElections repositories. OpenElections says its data is free for anyone to use. Written permission requested (docs/PERMISSION-REQUESTS.md). No CC0 claim.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by OpenElections volunteers from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ms/sldu:46
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), OpenElections Mississippi 2023 general, county fileData as of Oct 28, 2026