2006 United States Senate election in Mississippi
November 7, 2006
 
Nominee Trent Lott Erik R. Fleming
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 388,399 213,000
Percentage 63.58% 34.87%
County results
Lott:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Fleming:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. senator before election

Trent Lott
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Trent Lott
Republican

The 2006 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Trent Lott won re-election to a fourth term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary county results
Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Erik R. Fleming 46,185 44.07
Democratic Bill Bowlin 23,175 22.11
Democratic James O'Keefe 20,815 19.86
Democratic Catherine Starr 14,629 13.96
Total votes 104,804 100
Democratic primary runoff results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Erik R. Fleming 19,477 64.99
Democratic Bill Bowlin 10,490 35.01
Total votes 29,967 100

General election

Candidates

Campaign

Lott ran for re-election without facing any opposition in his party's primary. While it had been speculated that Lott might retire after his home was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina, he instead chose to run for re-election. Fleming is an African American, which represents 37% of the state's population. However, no African American has ever been elected to statewide office. The last black U.S. Senator was Hiram Revels, who was appointed and took office in 1870. Fleming got little help from the DSCC, which only donated $15,000 to his campaign.[3]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Solid R November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Safe R November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report[6] Safe R November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7] Safe R November 6, 2006

Results

General election results
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Trent Lott (incumbent) 388,399 63.58
Democratic Erik R. Fleming 213,000 34.87
Libertarian Harold Taylor 9,522 1.56
Majority 175,399 28.71
Total votes 610,921
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

References

  1. ↑ State Rec
  2. ↑ Our Campaigns - MS US Senate-D Primary Run-Off Race - Jun 27, 2006
  3. ↑ FOXNews.com - Fleming runs low-budget Miss. challenge of Cochran - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum
  4. ↑ "2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2006 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

Further reading

  • Orey, Byron D'Andra. "Racial Threat, Republicanism, and the Rebel Flag: Trent Lott and the 2006 Mississippi Senate Race," National Political Science Review July 2009, Vol. 12, pp. 83-96
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