2006Final results
2006 election for U.S. Senate in Mississippi
U.S. Senate · Mississippi
Trent Lott (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Erik R. Fleming (D) by 28.7 points.
Trent LottRepublican · winner
63.6%388,399
Erik R. FlemingDemocrat
34.9%213,000
Harold M. TaylorLibertarian
1.6%9,522
610,921 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.
Erik R. FlemingTrent Lott
$43.2K
Raised by the campaign
$2.8M
$38.5K
Spent by the campaign
$2.1M
$4.7K
Cash on hand
$1.5M
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 20, 2006; FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006