2006 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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 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

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

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.FOXNews.com - Fleming runs low-budget Miss. challenge of Cochran - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum

Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 6, 2006 Rothenberg Political Report November 6, 2006 Real Clear Politics November 6, 2006

Endorsements

Results

By county CountyTrent LottRepublicanErik R. FlemingDemocraticHarold TaylorLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Adams3,51249.79%3,47049.19%721.02%420.60%7,054Alcorn5,24067.00%2,41730.90%1642.10%2,82336.10%7,821Amite2,62559.46%1,70538.62%851.93%92020.84%4,415Attala3,04862.08%1,81737.01%450.92%1,23125.07%4,910Benton1,08551.96%96045.98%432.06%1255.99%2,088Bolivar3,43643.83%4,30254.87%1021.30%-866-11.05%7,840Calhoun1,97867.90%90331.00%321.10%1,07536.90%2,913Carroll2,42169.53%1,02229.35%391.12%1,39940.18%3,482Chickasaw1,94752.98%1,67845.66%501.36%2697.32%3,675Choctaw1,51767.39%69630.92%381.69%82136.47%2,251Claiborne79825.81%2,25672.96%381.23%-1,458-47.15%3,092Clarke2,90766.75%1,37231.50%761.75%1,53535.25%4,355Clay3,00250.94%2,78747.29%1041.76%2153.65%5,893Coahoma2,68546.94%2,92151.07%1141.99%-236-4.13%5,720Copiah4,65457.42%3,34241.23%1091.34%1,31216.19%8,105Covington3,26467.12%1,51031.05%891.83%1,75436.07%4,863DeSoto14,16574.63%4,45723.48%3591.89%9,70851.15%18,981Forrest9,75269.51%4,03128.73%2461.75%5,72140.78%14,029Franklin1,94468.74%85030.06%341.20%1,09438.68%2,828George3,07683.68%53714.61%631.71%2,53969.07%3,676Greene2,80779.05%66618.76%782.20%2,14160.29%3,551Grenada3,49864.96%1,81633.72%711.32%1,68231.23%5,385Hancock6,16680.55%1,32917.36%1602.09%4,83763.19%7,655Harrison20,72276.06%6,06622.26%4571.68%14,65653.79%27,245Hinds24,47841.72%33,34356.83%8511.45%-8,865-15.11%58,672Holmes1,40028.46%3,40569.22%1142.32%-2,005-40.76%4,919Humphreys97538.03%1,54660.30%431.68%-571-22.27%2,564Issaquena27544.72%33454.31%60.98%-59-9.59%615Itawamba3,26571.68%1,21726.72%731.60%2,04844.96%4,555Jackson18,02979.69%4,25018.79%3451.52%13,77960.90%22,624Jasper1,95251.60%1,77746.97%541.43%1754.63%3,783Jefferson68224.00%2,11774.49%431.51%-1,435-50.49%2,842Jefferson Davis1,95448.78%1,99349.75%591.47%-39-0.97%4,006Jones10,97975.31%3,37523.15%2241.54%7,60452.16%14,578Kemper1,56853.50%1,28643.88%772.63%2829.62%2,931Lafayette4,50260.79%2,74237.02%1622.19%1,76023.76%7,406Lamar10,34684.67%1,69413.86%1791.46%8,65270.81%12,219Lauderdale12,27573.41%4,20525.15%2421.45%8,07048.26%16,722Lawrence2,49366.00%1,23032.57%541.43%1,26333.44%3,777Leake2,75259.26%1,84039.62%521.12%91219.64%4,644Lee9,06368.91%3,85929.34%2291.74%5,20439.57%13,151Leflore3,41051.30%3,17647.78%610.92%2343.52%6,647Lincoln5,17371.03%2,03427.93%761.04%3,13943.10%7,283Lowndes8,80066.24%4,33832.65%1481.11%4,46233.58%13,286Madison13,54465.46%6,89533.33%2501.21%6,64932.14%20,689Marion4,66171.19%1,77327.08%1131.73%2,88844.11%6,547Marshall3,38244.64%3,99952.79%1952.57%-617-8.14%7,576Monroe4,54863.19%2,56735.67%821.14%1,98127.53%7,197Montgomery2,10661.44%1,28437.46%381.11%82223.98%3,428Neshoba3,87978.55%99620.17%631.28%2,88358.38%4,938Newton3,15876.63%92022.32%431.04%2,23854.31%4,121Noxubee1,43240.65%2,00857.00%832.36%-576-16.35%3,523Oktibbeha5,23455.32%4,09243.25%1361.44%1,14212.07%9,462Panola3,74756.01%2,85842.72%851.27%88913.29%6,690Pearl River11,31880.09%2,52517.87%2882.04%8,79362.22%14,131Perry2,09378.63%51219.23%572.14%1,58159.39%2,662Pike5,39658.43%3,70840.15%1311.42%1,68818.28%9,235Pontotoc4,41178.13%1,16420.62%711.26%3,24757.51%5,646Prentiss4,16870.03%1,67628.16%1081.81%2,49241.87%5,952Quitman83440.56%1,18257.49%401.95%-348-16.93%2,056Rankin22,45680.65%4,92717.70%4601.65%17,52962.96%27,843Scott3,03565.64%1,54733.46%420.91%1,48832.18%4,624Sharkey70743.45%90055.32%201.23%-193-11.86%1,627Simpson4,02769.38%1,70329.34%741.27%2,32440.04%5,804Smith3,20080.46%72018.10%571.43%2,48062.36%3,977Stone2,49277.42%66920.78%581.80%1,82356.63%3,219Sunflower2,51444.47%3,07354.36%661.17%-559-9.89%5,653Tallahatchie2,35253.03%1,99144.89%922.07%3618.14%4,435Tate3,49564.16%1,84533.87%1071.96%1,65030.29%5,447Tippah3,62572.86%1,25525.23%951.91%2,37047.64%4,975Tishomingo2,63660.92%1,59836.93%932.15%1,03823.99%4,327Tunica64237.50%1,00958.94%613.56%-367-21.44%1,712Union3,54173.51%1,20324.97%731.52%2,33848.54%4,817Walthall2,48365.26%1,24832.80%741.94%1,23532.46%3,805Warren7,65062.68%4,42136.22%1341.10%3,22926.46%12,205Washington4,24645.07%5,03953.49%1361.44%-793-8.42%9,421Wayne3,19268.75%1,39330.00%581.25%1,79938.75%4,643Webster2,18678.46%56220.17%381.36%1,62458.29%2,786Wilkinson1,02637.07%1,68860.98%541.95%-662-23.92%2,768Winston3,14262.81%1,78335.65%771.54%1,35927.17%5,002Yalobusha1,73858.20%1,20540.35%431.44%53317.85%2,986Yazoo3,48358.63%2,39140.25%671.13%1,09218.38%5,941Totals388,39963.58%213,00034.87%9,5221.56%175,39928.71%610,921

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Leflore (Largest city: Greenwood)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Coahoma (Largest city: Clarksdale) Hinds (largest municipality: Jackson) Jefferson Davis (Largest city: Prentiss) Washington (Largest city: Greenville)

See also 2006 United States Senate elections

References Election Results

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

External links Official campaign websites (archived) Erik Fleming (D) for Senate