2006 United States Senate election in Mississippi

none March 2026 November 2017 2006 United States Senate election in Mississippi Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Mississippi 2000 2008 United States Senate special election in Mississippi 2008 (special) November 7, 2006 150x150px Trent Lott official photo 2007 (cropped).jpg Trent Lott Republican Party (United States) 388,399 63.58% Erik Fleming cropped.jpg Erik R. Fleming Democratic Party (United States) 213,000 34.87% 2006 United States Senate election in Mississippi results map by county.svg 170px County resultsLott: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Fleming: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Trent Lott Republican Party (United States) Trent Lott 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 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 thumb|170px|Results by county Map legend #6674de Fleming—60–70% #7996e2 Fleming—50–60% #a5b0ff Fleming—40–50% #becbff Fleming—30–40% #cce2ff Fleming—20–30% #309a30 Bowlen—70–80% #41b742 Bowlen—60–70% #5bc75b Bowlen—50–60% #78e478 Bowlen—40–50% #a2ffa2 Bowlen—30–40% #ff9955 O'Keefe—50–60% #ffb380 O'Keefe—40–50% #ffccaa O'Keefe—30–40% #fffc6e Starr—30–40% #efe7f5 Tie—20–30% Democratic primary resultsState Rec Erik R. Fleming Democratic Party (United States) 46,185 44.07 Bill Bowlin Democratic Party (United States) 23,175 22.11 James O'Keefe Democratic Party (United States) 20,815 19.86 Catherine Starr Democratic Party (United States) 14,629 13.96 104,804 100 Democratic primary runoff resultsOur Campaigns - MS US Senate-D Primary Run-Off Race - Jun 27, 2006 Erik R. Fleming Democratic Party (United States) 19,477 64.99 Bill Bowlin Democratic Party (United States) 10,490 35.01 29,967 100 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 Report2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_sen_ratings_nov6.pdf 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 Solid R November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallElection Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2006110601/ Sabato's Crystal Ball June 25, 2021 Safe R November 6, 2006 Rothenberg Political Report2006 Senate Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/senate/2006-senate-ratings6 Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report June 25, 2021 Safe R November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsElection 2006 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/election_2006-21.html Real Clear Politics June 25, 2021 Safe R November 6, 2006 Endorsements Trent Lott (R) Newspapers The Clarion-LedgerEditorials: Endorsements: Our choices for Nov. 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-editorials-endorsements/203758293/ August 13, 2026 The Clarion-Ledger November 5, 2006 Jackson, Mississippi 4G Newspapers.com Results 2006 United States Senate election in Mississippi Republican Party (United States) Trent Lott (incumbent) 388,399 63.58 -2.30 Democratic Party (United States) Erik R. Fleming 213,000 34.87 +3.28 Libertarian Party (United States) Harold Taylor 9,522 1.56 +0.71 610,921 100.00 N/A Republican Party (United States) By county Countyhttps://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2006/primary/General%20Election%20Federal%20Offices/US%20SENATE.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20250919191107/https://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2006/primary/General%20Election%20Federal%20Offices/US%20SENATE.pdf September 19, 2025 live U. S. Senator Clark Eric Eric Clark (politician) December 19, 2006 Secretary of State of Mississippi March 18, 2026Trent 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) right 170px Swing by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% 170px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 170px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip 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 Mississippi 2006 Category:2006 Mississippi elections