Certified returns for every federal race in Mississippi in 2000, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 6 of 6 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
Party line
Votes
Share
Republican
572,844
57.6%
Democratic
404,614
40.7%
Independent
8,735
0.9%
Constitution
3,267
0.3%
Reform
2,265
0.2%
Libertarian
2,009
0.2%
Natural Law
450
0.0%
Total
994,184
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2000 election page.
U.S. Senate
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Trent Lott
Republican
654,941
65.9%
Troy D. Brown, Sr.
Democrat
314,090
31.6%
Jim Giles
Independent
9,344
0.9%
Lewis Napper
Libertarian
8,454
0.9%
Shawn O’Hara
Reform
7,315
0.7%
Total
994,144
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Roger F. Wicker
Republican
145,967
69.8%
Joe T. (Joey) Grist, Jr.
Democrat
59,763
28.6%
Chris Lawrence
Libertarian
3,310
1.6%
Total
209,040
District 2
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bennie G. Thompson
Democrat
112,777
65.1%
Hardy Caraway
Republican
54,090
31.2%
William G. Chipman
Libertarian
4,305
2.5%
Lee F. Dilworth
Reform
2,135
1.2%
Total
173,307
District 3
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Charles W. ‘‘Chip’’ Pickering
Republican
153,899
73.2%
William Clay Thrash
Democrat
54,151
25.7%
Jonathan Golden
Libertarian
2,313
1.1%
Total
210,363
District 4
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ronnie Shows
Democrat
115,732
58.1%
Dunn Lampton
Republican
79,218
39.8%
Ernie John Hopkins
Libertarian
2,580
1.3%
Betty Pharr
Reform
1,504
0.8%
Total
199,034
District 5
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Gene Taylor
Democrat
153,264
78.8%
Randy McDonnell
Republican
35,309
18.2%
Wayne L. Parker
Libertarian
3,002
1.5%
Katie Perrone
Reform
2,820
1.5%
Total
194,395
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.