2006_United_States_Senate_election_in_Mississippi Knowpia

2006 United States Senate election in Mississippi
	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 edit

Candidates edit

Bill Bowlin, business consultant and Republican nominee for MS-01 in 1990
Erik R. Fleming, State Representative
James O'Keefe, businessman
Catherine Starr, activist

Results edit

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 edit

Candidates edit

Erik R. Fleming (D), State Representative
Trent Lott (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
Harold Taylor (L)

Campaign edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Coahoma (Largest city: Clarksdale)
Jefferson Davis (Largest city: Prentiss)
Hinds (largest municipality: Jackson)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit

Washington (Largest city: Greenville)
LeFlore (Largest city: Greenwood)

References edit

Election Results

^ State Rec
^ Our Campaigns - MS US Senate-D Primary Run-Off Race - Jun 27, 2006
^ FOXNews.com - Fleming runs low-budget Miss. challenge of Cochran - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum
^ "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.
^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "2006 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.