2006 United States Senate election in Mississippi explained

Election Name:2006 United States Senate election in Mississippi
Country:Mississippi
Flag Image:Flag of Mississippi (2001–2020).svg
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2000 United States Senate election in Mississippi
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2008 United States Senate special election in Mississippi
Next Year:2008 (special)
Election Date:November 7, 2006
Image1:Trent Lott official photo 2007 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Trent Lott
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:388,399
Percentage1:63.58%
Nominee2:Erik R. Fleming
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:213,000
Percentage2:34.87%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Trent Lott
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Trent Lott
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

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

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.[1]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political Report[2] November 6, 2006
align=left Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] November 6, 2006
align=left Rothenberg Political Report[4] November 6, 2006
align=left Real Clear Politics[5] November 6, 2006

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

References

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Oct18/0,4670,MississippiSenate,00.html FOXNews.com - Fleming runs low-budget Miss. challenge of Cochran - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum
  2. Web site: 2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 . The Cook Political Report . https://web.archive.org/web/20080605093937/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_sen_ratings_nov6.pdf . September 30, 2021. June 5, 2008 .
  3. Web site: Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS . Sabato's Crystal Ball . June 25, 2021.
  4. Web site: 2006 Senate Ratings . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . June 25, 2021.
  5. Web site: Election 2006 . Real Clear Politics . June 25, 2021.