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2000 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2000 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election?

Trent Lott won the 2000 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election. Trent Lott received 654,941 popular votes (65.88%). The main challenger was Troy D. Brown Sr. (31.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Lott and Sr.

Lott +34.3 pts · won by 340,851 votes
Trent LottRepublicanWINNER65.88%
654,941 votes
Troy D. Brown Sr.Democratic31.59%
314,090 votes
Jim GilesIndependent0.94%
9,344 votes
Lewis NapperLibertarian0.85%
8,454 votes
Shawn O'HaraReform0.74%
7,315 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.