2006Final results
2006 election for Mississippi's 3rd District
U.S. House · Mississippi
Charles Pickering (R) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Giles (Ind) by 61.6 points.
Charles PickeringRepublican · winner
77.7%125,421
Jim GilesIndependent
16.1%25,999
Lamonica L. MageeReform
6.2%10,060
161,480 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 2006
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.
No independentCharles Pickering
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Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
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Spent by the campaign
$726.3K
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Cash on hand
$755.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006