2000 Senate elections · Mississippi history
Mississippi U.S. Senate election 2000
Trent Lott REP +34.3 · Class I seat · held 11/7/00
- Votes counted
- 994,144
- Margin
- 34.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in MS
- R+16.9same year
General election 11/7/00
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Lott Won | REP | 654,941 | 65.88% | |
| Troy Brown | DEM | 314,090 | 31.59% | |
| Jim Giles | IND | 9,344 | 0.94% | |
| Lewis Napper | LIB | 8,454 | 0.85% | |
| Shawn R. O'Hara | REF | 7,315 | 0.74% | |
| Total | 994,144 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Mississippi Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Roger F. Wicker | 25.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | Cindy Hyde-Smith | 10.0 |
| 2018 | Class I | Roger F. Wicker | 19.0 |
| 2018 special | Class II | Cindy Hyde-Smith | 7.3 |
| 2014 | Class II | Thad Cochran | 22.0 |
| 2012 | Class I | Roger F. Wicker | 16.6 |
| 2008 | Class II | Thad Cochran | 22.9 |
| 2008 special | Class I | Roger F. Wicker | 9.9 |
| 2006 | Class I | Trent Lott | 28.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | Thad Cochran | 69.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Trent Lott | 34.3 |
| 1996 | Class II | Thad Cochran | 43.7 |
Full Mississippi Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2000 Mississippi Senate race?
Trent Lott (REP) won with 65.9% of the vote, ahead of Troy Brown (31.6%), a margin of 34.3 points.
Did the Mississippi Senate seat change party in 2000?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2000 Mississippi Senate race?
994,144 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.