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Senator Trent Lott, the Majority Leader, defended his seat against a father of three who had never run for office and argued that Washington needed a black senator to promote racial healing. Senator Lott ran a media campaign promoting his ability to bring billions of federal dollars back to the stat...

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Published inThe New York times
Main Author This report was written by Elizabeth Becker, John H. Cushman Jr., Nichole M. Christian, Abby Goodnough, Laura Mansnerus, Todd S. Purdum, Diana Jean Schemo, Jacques Steinberg, Matthew L. Wald, Amy Waldman and Kate Zernike
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y New York Times Company 09.11.2000
EditionLate Edition (East Coast)
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Congressional elections
Election results
Lott, Trent
Mississippi
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Summary:Senator Trent Lott, the Majority Leader, defended his seat against a father of three who had never run for office and argued that Washington needed a black senator to promote racial healing. Senator Lott ran a media campaign promoting his ability to bring billions of federal dollars back to the state.
ISSN:0362-4331