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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Reform Last election 3 1 0 Seats won 3 1 0 Seat change Popular vote 703,635 411,398 64,581 Percentage 58.24% 34.05% 5.35% Swing 4.53% 10.42% 4.81%
Republican   60–70%   80–90% Democratic   60–70%

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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and elected the four U.S. representatives from the state of Mississippi. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2012
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	703,635	58.24%	3
	Democratic	411,398	34.05%	1
	Reform	64,581	5.35%	0
	Libertarian	21,566	1.79%	0
	Constitution	2,390	0.20%	0
	Independents	4,605	0.38%	0
Totals		1,208,175	100.00%	4

District 1

2012 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Alan Nunnelee Brad Morris Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 186,760 114,076 Percentage 60.4% 36.9%

Results by county Nunnelee:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Morris:      40-50%      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Alan Nunnelee Republican Elected U.S. Representative Alan Nunnelee Republican

Republican Alan Nunnelee, who has represented Mississippi's 1st congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alan Nunnelee, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Estes, owner of Estes Grading and Trucking
• Henry Ross, former mayor of Eupora and candidate for this seat in 2010

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brad Morris, attorney and former chief of staff to former representative Travis Childers

Withdrawn

• Mark DuVall, former state Representative

Primary results

Reform primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Potts

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Danny Bedwell

Constitution primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Bourland

General election

Results

District 2

2012 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Bennie Thompson Bill Marcy Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 214,978 99,160 Percentage 67.1% 31.0%

Results by county Thompson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Marcy:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. Representative before election Bennie Thompson Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson Democratic

Democrat Bennie Thompson, who had represented Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bennie Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Heather McTeer, Mayor of Greenville

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Marcy, nominee for this seat in 2010

Primary results

Reform primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lajena Williams

Independents

• Cobby Williams, motivational speaker

General election

Results

District 3

2012 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Gregg Harper John Luke Pannell Party Republican Reform Popular vote 209,490 58,605 Percentage 80.0% 20.0%

Results by county Harper:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

U.S. Representative before election Gregg Harper Republican Elected U.S. Representative Gregg Harper Republican

Republican Gregg Harper, who has represented Mississippi's 3rd congressional district since 2009, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gregg Harper, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Allen, Tea Party activist

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Crystal Biggs

Primary results

Reform primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John "Luke" Pannell

General election

Campaign

Crystal Biggs, who had received the Democratic nomination unopposed, dropped out of the race in September 2012 because of an illness.

Results

District 4

2012 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Steven Palazzo Matthew Moore Ron Williams Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 182,998 82,344 17,982 Percentage 64.1% 28.9% 6.3%

Results by county Palazzo:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Moore:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Steven Palazzo Republican Elected U.S. Representative Steven Palazzo Republican

Republican Steven Palazzo, who has represented Mississippi's 4th congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steven Palazzo, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Cindy Burleson, political activist;
• Ron Vincent, Tea Party activist and retired engineer

Declined

• Chris McDaniel, state senator
• Brian Sanderson, lawyer
• Michael Watson, state Senator

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Herrington, service manager

Eliminated in primary

• Jason Vitosky, businessman

Declined

• Gene Taylor, former U.S. Representative

Primary results

Reform primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robert Claunch

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ron Williams, businessman and Republican candidate for governor in 2011

General election

Campaign

Herrington dropped out of the race in September 2012 because of his mother's illness and financial concerns. He was replaced as Democratic nominee by Matthew Moore, an honours student at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Results

References

1. ^ "Secretary of State :: Elections". State of Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
2. Corder, Frank (January 4, 2012). "And They're Off!". Y'all Politics. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
3. Clark, JB (January 10, 2012). "Estes, Ross qualify for congress". Desoto Times Tribune. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
4. ^ "2012 Republican Primary Results". Secretary of State of Mississippi. March 23, 2012. Archived from the original on February 23, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
5. Brumfield, Patsy R. (January 13, 2012). "Congress update: Ex-Childers aide Morris in, DuVall may be out". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
6. ^ Amy, Jeff (March 14, 2012). "Wicker, four congressmen turn to general election". The Commercial Dispatch. Associated Press. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
7. ^ "Candidates line up for March 13 Miss. primaries; all 4 US House members expected to run again". The Columbus Republic. Associated Press. January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
8. ^ Miller, Joshua (August 4, 2011). "Thompson's Primary Unlikely to Get Nasty in Mississippi". Roll Call. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
9. ^ "2012 Democratic Primary Results". Secretary of State of Mississippi. March 23, 2012. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
10. ^ "Biloxi's Matthew Moore replacement Democrat to run against Steven Palazzo". Associated Press. The Mississippi Press. September 6, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
11. ^ Doherty, Tim (January 5, 2012). "Dem wants to oust Palazzo". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
12. ^ Farrell, David A. (February 10, 2012). "Saturday noon is last chance to register to vote in March 13 primaries". Picayune Item. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
13. Farrell, David A. (January 7, 2012). "Congressional candidates campaign here, cite reasons for running". Picayune Item. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
14. ^ Miller, Joshua (December 5, 2011). "Mississippi GOP Cautious on Palazzo". Roll Call. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
15. ^ Pender, Geoff (December 10, 2011). "Potential Palazzo challengers lining up". Sun Herald. Archived from the original on January 9, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
16. Newsom, Michael (January 13, 2012). "Taylor won't seek old Congressional seat this year". Sun Herald. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
17. Biggs, DeMiktric (February 6, 2012). "Ron Williams Planning Congressional Bid as Libertarian". Mississippi Political Pulse. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

External links

• Elections from the Mississippi Secretary of State
• United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2012 at Ballotpedia
• Mississippi U.S. House at OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Mississippi at OpenSecrets
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation

• 2012 United States House of Representatives elections
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• 2012 Mississippi elections