United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2006
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 |
[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 - businessman 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] 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 | ||||
