2000 United States Senate election in Mississippi

Summary

The 2000 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Trent Lott won re-election to a third term.

2000 United States Senate election in Mississippi

← 1994 November 7, 2000 2006 →
 
Nominee Trent Lott Troy D. Brown
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 654,941 314,090
Percentage 65.88% 31.59%

Lott:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Brown:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election

Trent Lott
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Trent Lott
Republican

Major candidates edit

Democratic edit

  • Troy Brown, perennial candidate

Republican edit

  • Trent Lott, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1988

Results edit

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Trent Lott 654,941 65.88% -2.92%
Democratic Troy D. Brown 314,090 31.59% +0.39%
Independent Jim Giles 9,344 0.94%
Libertarian Lewis Napper 8,454 0.85%
Reform Shawn O'Hara 7,315 0.74%
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".