Mississippi
Primary Date: 6/6/2006
Labor Links
- State and Local Labor Councils
- AFL-CIO Blog: Mississippi
- Directory of Mississippi Locals
- Mississippi Affiliates & Locals
State Labor Laws
- Current Minimum Wage: No state minimum wage statute
- Indexed to Inflation: No (no state min. wage law)
- Minimum Wage Notes:
- Unfortunately, Mississippi is a "right to work" state.
State Government
- State and Local Government Directory
- State Officials
- Governor Haley Barbour (R)
- Next Election: 2007
- Haley Barbour is seeking re-election.
- Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck (R)
- Next Election: 2007
- Amy Tuck is retiring.
- Attorney General Jim Hood (D)
- Next Election: 2007
- Jim Hood is seeking re-election.
- Secretary of State Eric Clark (D)
- Next Election: 2007
- Eric Clark is retiring.
- Treasurer Tate Reeves (R)
- Next Election: 2007
- Tate Reeves is seeking re-election.
- Governor Haley Barbour (R)
- Legislative Branch
Congressional Delegation
- Senators:
- Senator Thad Cochran (R)
- Lifetime COPE Score: 14
- Thad Cochran is up for re-election in 2008.
- Washington Post Profile and Voting Record
- Senator Thad Cochran (R)
- Senator Trent Lott (R)
- Lifetime COPE Score: 10
- Trent Lott is up for re-election in 2006.
- Washington Post Profile and Voting Record
- House Reps:
- : Roger Wicker (R)
- Lifetime COPE Score:
- Roger Wicker is running for re-election.
- : Bennie Thompson (D)
- Lifetime COPE Score:
- Bennie Thompson is running for re-election.
- : Chip Pickering (R)
- Lifetime COPE Score:
- Chip Pickering is running for re-election.
- : Gene Taylor (D)
- Lifetime COPE Score:
- Gene Taylor is running for re-election.
- : Trent Lott (R)
- Lifetime COPE Score:
- Trent Lott is seat is not up until 2012.
- : Thad Cochran (R)
- Lifetime COPE Score:
- Thad Cochran is seat is not up until 2008.
- : Roger Wicker (R)
Voter Resources
- Key Dates
- 5/5/2006 - Primary Voter Registration Deadline
- 6/6/2006 - Primary Election
- 6/27/2006 - Primary Runoff Election
- 10/7/2006 - General Voter Registration Deadline (Mail)
- 11/21/2006 - General Election Runoff
- Voter Info
- Vote411: Important information for voters NEW
- MS: SoS - Elections
- Polls Open: ( EST)
- Polls Close:
Mississippi Election 2006 Archive
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Endorsed Candidates
- Note: This list draws from our candidates database, which primarily tracks major party candidates for federal offices and gubernatorial candidates. For other statewide or local office endorsements, please visit the state federation website or click here for contact information for the state and local labor councils.
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Senate Race
- Race Type: R-I
- Projections:
- Charlie Cook: Safe Republican
- CQ Politics: Safe Republican
- Rothenberg Report: Safe Republican Hold
- Larry Sabato: Solid Republican
- NPR's Ken Rudin: Safe Republican
- Election Projection: Strong GOP Hold
- National Journal Ranking: 32
- Primary Date: 2006-06-06
- National Journal Tip Sheet (Now free for everyone!)
- US Election Atlas: Summary of Recent Polls
- Mississippi Senate Race Wiki
- Wikipedia: Latest Polls
- Sabato's Crystal Ball
- DSCC Analysis
- Candidates
- Incumbent: Senator Trent Lott (R)
- Lifetime COPE Score: 10
- Trent Lott has $1,421,488 on-hand as of 9/30/06.
- Harold Taylor (L)
- Harold Taylor has $0 on-hand as of 9/30/06.
- Erik Fleming (D)
- Erik Fleming has been endorsed by the State Fed.
- Erik Fleming has $0 on-hand as of 9/30/06.
- Bill Bowlin (D)
- Bill Bowlin has $0 on-hand as of 9/30/06.
Analysis
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House Races
- MS-01
- Incumbent: Roger Wicker (R)
- Candidates
- Incumbent: Roger Wicker (R) - US Rep
- William Bambach (D)
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James K. (Ken) Hurt (D)
James K. (Ken) Hurt has been endorsed by the State Fed.
- Race Type: R-I
- Projections:
- Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-R
- CQ Politics Projection: Safe Republican
- District Census Profile
- District Map
- National Journal Race Profile
- OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
- DCCC District Profile
- MS-02
- Incumbent: Bennie Thompson (D)
- Candidates
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Incumbent:
Bennie Thompson (D)
- US Rep
Bennie Thompson has been endorsed by the State Fed. - Dorothy "Dot" Benford (D)
- Chuck Espy (D)
- Yvonne R. Brown (R)
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Incumbent:
Bennie Thompson (D)
- US Rep
- Race Type: D-I
- Projections:
- Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-D
- CQ Politics Projection: Safe Democrat
- District Census Profile
- District Map
- National Journal Race Profile
- OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
- DCCC District Profile
- MS-03
- Incumbent: Chip Pickering (R)
- Candidates
- Incumbent: Chip Pickering (R) - US Rep
- Jim Giles (I) - Southern Heritage Activist
- Race Type: R-I
- Projections:
- Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-R
- CQ Politics Projection: Safe Republican
- District Census Profile
- District Map
- National Journal Race Profile
- OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
- DCCC District Profile
- MS-04
- Incumbent: Gene Taylor (D)
- Candidates
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Incumbent:
Gene Taylor (D)
- US Rep
Gene Taylor has been endorsed by the State Fed. - Randy McDonnell (R) - ex-county elections comm.
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Incumbent:
Gene Taylor (D)
- US Rep
- Race Type: D-I
- Projections:
- Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-D
- CQ Politics Projection: Safe Democrat
- District Census Profile
- District Map
- National Journal Race Profile
- OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
- DCCC District Profile
- All House Races
- MS-01
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Mississippi Election Links
- Politics1 Candidates List (All Statewide Races)
- Washington Post: Mississippi Campaign Ads *NEW*
- DC Political Report: Mississippi
- Election Projection: Mississippi
- Yahoo! Mississippi Election Page (Great Resource!)
- Polling Report
Subscription required, see Basecamp Writeboard for login info - Associated Press State Profile
- Associated Press Statewide Candidates List
- Hedgehog Report: Latest Polls
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Campaign Finance
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