Mississippi United States Senate election, 2006

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The 2006 U.S. Senate election for the state of Mississippi was held on November 7, 2006.

Incumbent Senator Trent 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.

The Democratic candidate in the general election in November was Mississippi state representative Erik Fleming. Four Democrats participated in the June 6, 2006 primary. Fleming placed first but did not receive 50% of the vote. He and Bill Bowlin qualified for a runoff marked by low turnout on June 27, 2006, which Fleming won by 65-35%.

Contents 1 Candidates 1.1 Republican 1.2 Democratic 1.3 Libertarian 2 Democratic Primary Results 3 Opinion Polls 4 Election results 5 External links

[edit] Candidates

[edit] Republican

• Trent Lott - incumbent Senator

[edit] Democratic

• Erik Fleming - State Representative, abstinence educator, and former Young Democrats state president

Defeated in primary run-off:

• Bill Bowlin - business consultant and 1994 Congressional candidate

Defeated in primary:

• James O'Keefe - florist shop owner and son of former Biloxi, Mississippi Mayor Jerry O'Keefe
• Catherine Starr - retiree, peace activist, and 2003 candidate for governor.

[edit] Libertarian

• Harold Taylor

[edit] Democratic Primary Results

First round, June 6, 2006: [1]			Run-off, June 27, 2006: [2]
Erik Fleming*	46,185	44.1%	Erik Fleming	19,477	65.0%
Bill Bowlin*	23,175	22.1%	Bill Bowlin	10,490	35.0%
James O'Keefe	20,815	19.9%
Catherine Starr	14,629	14.0%
Total votes cast	104,846	100.0%		29,967	100.0%

*qualified for run-off

[edit] Opinion Polls

Source	Date	Lott (R)	Fleming (D)

[edit] Election results

2006 United States Senate election, Mississippi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Trent Lott (incumbent)	376,074	63.6	-2.3
	Democratic	Erik Fleming	205,993	34.8	+3.2
	Libertarian	Harold Taylor	9,111	1.5	+0.6
Majority			170,081	28.8
Turnout			591,178
	Republican hold		Swing

• CNN - Election Results

[edit] External links

• Fleming campaign site
• Lott U.S. Senate site