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Mississippi Secretary of State - Elections
2006 Mississippi Congressional Primary Results
Primary Filing Deadline: 3/1/06, Independent Filing Deadline: 3/1/06, Primary: 6/6/06, Primary Run-off: 6/27/06, General Election 11/7/06, General Run-off: 11/21/06,
Last Updated: June 7, 2006 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
Senator, 66.4% in '00, 3rd term, Next election in 2006, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Campaign & Elections' Odds: 5:1 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Republican, Chuck Todd: least vulnerable Senator, Tim Saler: Strong Republican Advantage, |
| St. Rep. Erik R. Fleming (D) 43.9%, business consultant / '90 GOP Congressional nominee Bill Bowlin (D) 22.4%, businessman / minister James Allen O'Keefe (D) 19.8%, retiree / '03 Gov. candidate Catherine M. Starr (D) 13.9%, |
C. Trent Lott (R), |
'02 Congressional nominee Harold M. Taylor (L), |
1st Congressional District, 79.7% in '04, 6th term D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
| political consultant Ken Hurt (D) 38.8%, attorney William L. Bambach (D) 23.9%, businessman Ron Shapiro (D) 21.9%, mechanic / planning Comm'r. member Joe Forsythe (D) 15.4%, |
Roger F. Wicker (R), |
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2nd Congressional District, 57.8% in '04, 7th term D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:   Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Democratic, |
| Bennie G. Thompson (D) 64.59%, St. Rep. Henry William "Chuck" Espy, III (D) 34.67%, retiree '90 & '92 GOP nominee Dorothy "Dot" Benford (D) 0.74%, |
Tchula Mayor Yvonne R. "Von" Brown (R), |
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3rd Congressional District, 80.5% in '04, 5rd term, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
| No Democrat |
Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Jr. (R), |
'00 Senate candidate / '04 congressional candidate / confederate heritage activist Jim Giles (I), |
4th Congressional District, 64.5% in '04, 9th term D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Democratic, |
| Gene Taylor (D), |
accountant / '98 & '00 nominee Randy McDonnell (R), |
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| June 27 Run-Off Primary |
Senator, 66.4% in '00, 3rd term, Next election in 2006, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Campaign & Elections' Odds: 5:1 Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Republican, Chuck Todd: least vulnerable Senator, Tim Saler: Strong Republican Advantage, |
| St. Rep. Erik R. Fleming (D) 65.08%, business consultant / '90 GOP Congressional nominee Bill Bowlin (D) 34.92%, |
C. Trent Lott (R), |
'02 Congressional nominee Harold M. Taylor (L), |
1st Congressional District, 79.7% in '04, 6th term D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
| political consultant Ken Hurt (D) 67.44%, attorney William L. Bambach (D) 32.56%, |
Roger F. Wicker (R), |
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1. Link to Predictions:
D.C.'s Political Report,
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza,
Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker,
Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard,
Cook Political Report,
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,
Roll Call Analysis,
National Journal's Chuck Todd,
Rothenberg Political Report,
Tim Saler,
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2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
= Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
= Republican retain control, |
= Republicans take over control, |
= Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
= Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Mississippi Political Parties:
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