2000Final results
2000 election for U.S. Senate in Mississippi
U.S. Senate · Mississippi
Trent Lott (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Troy D. Brown Sr. (D) by 34.3 points.
Trent LottRepublican · winner
65.9%654,941
Troy D. Brown Sr.Democrat
31.6%314,090
Jim GilesIndependent
0.9%9,344
Lewis NapperLibertarian
0.9%8,454
Shawn O'HaraReform
0.7%7,315
994,144 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Troy D. Brown Sr.Trent Lott
$51.7K
Raised by the campaign
$4.2M
$40.3K
Spent by the campaign
$3.7M
$193
Cash on hand
$1.3M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 7, 2000; FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Trent Lott (R)Troy D. Brown Sr. (D)
Also on the ballot: Jim Giles (Independent), 0.9%; Lewis Napper (Libertarian), 0.9%; Shawn O'Hara (Reform), 0.7%