2000 United States Senate election in Mississippi
November 7, 2000
 
Nominee Trent Lott Troy D. Brown
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 654,941 314,090
Percentage 65.9% 31.6%
Lott:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Brown:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
U.S. senator before election

Trent Lott
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Trent Lott
Republican

The 2000 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Trent Lott won re-election to a third term.

Major candidates

Democratic

  • Troy Brown, perennial candidate

Republican

  • Trent Lott, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1988

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Trent Lott 654,941 65.9
Democratic Troy D. Brown 314,090 31.6
Independent Jim Giles 9,344 0.9
Libertarian Lewis Napper 8,454 0.9
Reform Shawn O'Hara 7,315 0.7
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
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