Mississippi

2006 Elections: Governor, US Senator, Other Statewide Offices, US House, State Senate, State House, Ballot initiatives/Referendums

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Population (2000 Census): 2,844,658
Electoral Votes: 6

2004 Presidential: Kerry (D) 40%, Bush (R) 60%
2000 Presidential: Gore (D) 41%, Bush (R) 58%, Nader (I) 1%
1996 Presidential: Clinton (D) 44%, Dole (R) 49%, Perot (I) 6%

Governor: Haley Barbour (R) Elected: 2003 (Next Election: 2007)
Senior US Senator: Thad Cochran (R) Elected: 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002 (Next Election: 2008)
Junior US Senator: Trent Lott (R) Elected: 1988, 1994, 2000 (Next Election: 2006)
US House (4 seats): D-2, R-2
State Senate (52 seats): D-28, R-24
State House (122 seats): D-75, R-47



Primary Election Dates
Voter Registration Deadline for Primary Election: May 05, 2006
State/Local Primary Date: June 06, 2006

Primary Runoff Election Date: June 27, 2006

General Election Dates
Voter Registration Deadline for General Election: October 07, 2006
General Election Date (all states): November 07, 2006

State Office in charge of Elections
Mississippi Secretary of State
Elections Division
P.O. Box 136
Jackson, MS 39205-0136
Phone: (601) 359-6359 / (800) 829-6786
Fax: (601) 359-5019
http://www.sos.state.ms.us

State Democratic Party
Mississippi Democratic Party
P.O. Box 1583
Jackson, MS 39215
Phone: (601) 969-2913
Fax: (601) 354-1599
Email: democrats@msdemocrats.net
http://www.msdemocrats.net

State Republican Party
Mississippi Republican Party
415 Yazoo Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: (601)948-5191
Fax: (601)354-0972
http://www.msgop.org



No Governor's Race in 2006



Erik Fleming (D)
State Representative & Abstinence Educator
Campaign Website: http://www.fleming2006.org

Trent Lott (R) Incumbent
US Senator
Campaign Website: ?

Harold Taylor (L)
Campaign Website: ?



No Other Statewide Races in 2006



US House Districts: 4

Key Races: None

Candidates, by Congressional District

MS-01
Ken Hurt (D), Campaign Website: ?
Roger Wicker (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.wickerforcongress.org

MS-02
Bennie Thompson (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.benniethompson.org
Yvonne "Von" Brown (R), Campaign Website: http://www.friendsofyvonnerbrown.org

MS-03
Chip Pickering (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.pickeringforcongress.com
Jim Giles (I), Campaign Website: ?

MS-04
Gene Taylor (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ?
Randy McDonnell (R), Campaign Website: http://www.randymcdonnell.com



State Senate Districts: 52

Seats at stake in 2006: 0

Key Races: No State Senate Races in 2006



State House Districts: 122

Seats at stake in 2006: 0

Key Races: No State House Races in 2006



No Ballot Initiatives in 2006



Blogs
Democratic Underground Mississippi Forum
LeftyBlogs.com Mississippi
Jackson Free Press
Red Dog Bites
The Thorn Papers
Unsolicited Opinion

Demographic Links
U.S. Census Bureau Mississippi Quick Facts