2006 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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

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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.

Predictions

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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

References

• Election Results

References

1. [http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2006/State%20Recap%20June%2006.pdf State Rec]
2. [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=292027 Our Campaigns - MS US Senate-D Primary Run-Off Race - Jun 27, 2006]
3. [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]
4. "2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006".
5. "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS".
6. "2006 Senate Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report.
7. "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics.