JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Unofficial election results indicated Democrats have broken the Republican supermajority in the Mississippi Senate for the first time in 13 years.

Mississippi Democrats celebrated their efforts to gain two more seats.

“The momentum that you saw last night was about the power that we have in representing our communities,” said Senate Minority Leader Derrick Simmons (D-District 12).

According to State Senator David Blount (D-District 29), Theresa Isom flipped the seat in District 2 with 63% of the vote. Former Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree collected 71% of the vote in District 45.

State Senator Reginald Jackson (D-District 11) was re-elected with 67% of the vote.

“I’m glad the people of the 11th District felt the need to elect me and send me back to Jackson to continue doing what we’ve done,” he said.

U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock ruled in August that the previous district map in Mississippi violated the Voting Rights Act and could no longer be used, leading to Democrats gaining a seat in the House, as well.

“The victory that we are celebrating today is certainly a direct result of the federal courts here in Mississippi ruling that the district lines needed to be redrawn,” said Simmons.

State Senator Daniel Sparks (R-District 5) said he’s not in favor of the districts being drawn by the courts.

“That’s not something that I prefer. I believe the Legislature should have the job of doing that. It obviously changes the dynamic when you look at voting populations and districts that you run in,” Sparks said.

He said Republicans plan to work with all new members to keep Mississippi moving forward.

Democrats now hold 18 of the 52 seats in the State Senate. Republicans hold 34, which is less than the two-thirds majority needed to ram through legislation without bipartisan support.