2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
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  2010 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2014  

All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Republican Democratic Reform
Last election310
Seats won310
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote703,635411,39864,581
Percentage58.24%34.05%5.35%
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.53%Decrease2.svg 10.42%Increase2.svg 4.81%

2012 U.S. House elections in Mississippi.svg

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.

Contents

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2012 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 703,63558.24%3Steady2.svg
Democratic 411,39834.05%1Steady2.svg
Reform 64,5815.35%0Steady2.svg
Libertarian 21,5661.79%0Steady2.svg
Constitution 2,3900.20%0Steady2.svg
Independents4,6050.38%0Steady2.svg
Totals1,208,175100.00%4Steady2.svg

District 1

2012 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Alan Nunnelee Brad Morris
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote186,760114,076
Percentage60.4%36.9%

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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. [2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Robert Estes, owner of Estes Grading and Trucking
  • Henry Ross, former Mayor of Eupora and candidate for this seat in 2010 [3]

Primary results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alan Nunnelee (incumbent) 43,518 57.4
Republican Henry Ross22,06728.9
Republican Robert Estes10,39413.7
Total votes75,979 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

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Withdrawn

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brad Morris 11,120 100.0
Total votes11,120 100.0

Reform primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Chris Potts [6]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Danny Bedwell

Constitution primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jim Bourland

General election

Results

Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2012 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alan Nunnelee (incumbent) 186,760 60.4
Democratic Brad Morris114,07636.9
Libertarian Danny Bedwell3,5841.2
Constitution Jim R. Bourland2,3900.8
Reform Chris Potts2,3670.8
Total votes309,177 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

2012 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Bennie Thompson Bill Marcy
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote214,97899,160
Percentage67.1%31.0%

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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. [7]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bennie Thompson (incumbent) 49,083 87.5
Democratic Heather McTeer7,04012.5
Total votes56,123 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Bill Marcy, nominee for this seat in 2010 [6]

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Marcy 26,041 100.0
Total votes26,041 100.0

Reform primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Lajena Williams

Independents

General election

Results

Mississippi's 2nd congressional district, 2012 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bennie Thompson (incumbent) 214,978 67.1
Republican Bill Marcy99,16031.0
Independent Cobby Mondale Williams4,6051.4
Reform Lajena Williams1,5010.5
Total votes320,244 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

2012 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election
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Nominee Gregg Harper John Luke Pannell
Party Republican Reform
Popular vote209,49058,605
Percentage80.0%20.0%

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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. [7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Robert Allen, Tea Party activist [6] [7]

Primary results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gregg Harper (incumbent) 78,735 91.8
Republican Robert Allen7,0278.2
Total votes85,762 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Crystal Biggs

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Crystal Biggs 15,291 100.0
Total votes15,291 100.0

Reform primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • John "Luke" Pannell [6]

General election

Campaign

Crystal Biggs, who had received the Democratic nomination unopposed, dropped out of the race in September 2012 because of an illness. [10]

Results

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2012 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gregg Harper (incumbent) 234,717 80.0
Reform John Luke Pannell58,60520.0
Total votes293,322 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

2012 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
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Nominee Steven Palazzo Matthew MooreRon Williams
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote182,99882,34417,982
Percentage64.1%28.9%6.3%

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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. [11]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Cindy Burleson, political activist; [12]
  • Ron Vincent, Tea Party activist and retired engineer [12] [13]
Declined

Primary results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven Palazzo (incumbent) 60,897 73.9
Republican Ron Vincent15,39118.7
Republican Cindy Burleson6,1007.4
Total votes82,388 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Michael Herrington, service manager
Eliminated in primary
  • Jason Vitosky, businessman
Declined

Primary results

Democratic primary results [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Herrington 8,988 83.8
Democratic Jason Vitosky1,74316.2
Total votes10,731 100.0

Reform primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Robert Claunch [6]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ron Williams, businessman and Republican candidate for governor in 2011 [17]

General election

Campaign

Herrington dropped out of the race in September 2012 because of his mother's illness and financial concerns. [10] [11] [12] He was replaced as Democratic nominee by Matthew Moore, an honours student at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Results

Mississippi's 4th congressional district, 2012 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven Palazzo (incumbent) 182,998 64.1
Democratic Matthew Moore82,34428.9
Libertarian Ron Williams17,9826.3
Reform Robert Claunch2,1080.7
Total votes285,432 100.0
Republican hold

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