2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi ← 2010 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06 ) 2014 →
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
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The2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and elected the fourU.S. representatives from the state ofMississippi . The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennialpresidential election and anelection to the U.S. Senate .
2012 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election County resultsNunnelee: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Morris: 40–50% 50–60%
Republican Alan Nunnelee , who has representedMississippi's 1st congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.[ 2]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Robert Estes, owner of Estes Grading and Trucking Henry Ross, former mayor ofEupora and candidate for this seat in2010 [ 3] Republican primary results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Alan Nunnelee (incumbent) 43,518 57.4 Republican Henry Ross 22,067 28.9 Republican Robert Estes 10,394 13.7 Total votes 75,979 100.0
Brad Morris, attorney and former chief of staff to former representativeTravis Childers Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Brad Morris 11,120 100.0 Total votes 11,120 100.0
Libertarian primary [ edit ] Constitution primary [ edit ] 2012 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election County resultsThompson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Marcy: 50–60% 60–70%
Democrat Bennie Thompson , who had representedMississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993, ran for re-election.[ 14]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Democratic primary results[ 16] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Bennie Thompson (incumbent) 49,083 87.5 Democratic Heather McTeer 7,040 12.5 Total votes 56,123 100.0
Bill Marcy, nominee for this seat in2010 [ 6] Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Bill Marcy 26,041 100.0 Total votes 26,041 100.0
2012 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election County resultsHarper: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
RepublicanGregg Harper , who has representedMississippi's 3rd congressional district since 2009, ran for re-election.[ 14]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Robert Allen, Tea Party activist[ 6] [ 14] Republican primary results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Gregg Harper (incumbent) 78,735 91.8 Republican Robert Allen 7,027 8.2 Total votes 85,762 100.0
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Crystal Biggs 15,291 100.0 Total votes 15,291 100.0
Crystal Biggs, who had received the Democratic nomination unopposed, dropped out of the race in September 2012 because of an illness.[ 17]
2012 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election County resultsPalazzo: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Moore: 50–60%
RepublicanSteven Palazzo , who has representedMississippi's 4th congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.[ 18]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Cindy Burleson, political activist;[ 19] Ron Vincent, Tea Party activist and retired engineer[ 19] [ 20] Republican primary results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Steven Palazzo (incumbent) 60,897 73.9 Republican Ron Vincent 15,391 18.7 Republican Cindy Burleson 6,100 7.4 Total votes 82,388 100.0
Michael Herrington, service manager Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Jason Vitosky, businessman Democratic primary results[ 16] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Michael Herrington 8,988 83.8 Democratic Jason Vitosky 1,743 16.2 Total votes 10,731 100.0
Libertarian primary [ edit ] Ron Williams, businessman and Republican candidate for governor in2011 [ 24] Herrington dropped out of the race in September 2012 because of his mother's illness and financial concerns.[ 17] [ 18] [ 19] Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College .
^a b c d e "Secretary of State :: Elections" . State of Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived fromthe original on January 1, 2013. RetrievedDecember 3, 2012 .^ Corder, Frank (January 4, 2012)."And They're Off!" .Y'all Politics . Archived fromthe original on March 23, 2012. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2012 . ^ Clark, JB (January 10, 2012)."Estes, Ross qualify for congress" .Desoto Times Tribune . RetrievedJanuary 10, 2012 . ^a b c "2012 Republican Primary Results" .Secretary of State of Mississippi the original on February 23, 2013. RetrievedMarch 29, 2012 .^ Brumfield, Patsy R. (January 13, 2012)."Congress update: Ex-Childers aide Morris in, DuVall may be out" .Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal . RetrievedMarch 14, 2012 . [permanent dead link ^a b c d e f Amy, Jeff (March 14, 2012)."Wicker, four congressmen turn to general election" .The Commercial Dispatch Associated Press . RetrievedMarch 14, 2012 . ^a b "The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races" . Cookpolitical.com. November 5, 2012. RetrievedNovember 6, 2012 .^a b c d "House Ratings" . Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com. November 2, 2012. RetrievedNovember 4, 2012 .^a b c d [1] , as of November 4, 2012[update] ^a b c d Crystal Ball , as of November 5, 2012[update] ^a b c d House Race Ratings ,The New York Times , as of November 4, 2012[update] ^a b c d [2] , as of November 4, 2012[update] ^a b c d "House Ratings" .The Hill . November 3, 2012. RetrievedNovember 4, 2012 .^a b c d "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. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2012 .[permanent dead link ^a b Miller, Joshua (August 4, 2011)."Thompson's Primary Unlikely to Get Nasty in Mississippi" .Roll Call . RetrievedAugust 6, 2011 . ^a b "2012 Democratic Primary Results" .Secretary of State of Mississippi the original on May 1, 2012. RetrievedMarch 29, 2012 .^a b "Biloxi's Matthew Moore replacement Democrat to run against Steven Palazzo" .Associated Press . RetrievedSeptember 8, 2012 .^a b Doherty, Tim (January 5, 2012)."Dem wants to oust Palazzo" .Hattiesburg American . RetrievedJanuary 13, 2012 . ^a b c Farrell, David A. (February 10, 2012)."Saturday noon is last chance to register to vote in March 13 primaries" .Picayune Item the original on January 4, 2013. RetrievedFebruary 19, 2012 . ^ Farrell, David A. (January 7, 2012)."Congressional candidates campaign here, cite reasons for running" .Picayune Item . RetrievedJanuary 13, 2012 . ^a b Miller, Joshua (December 5, 2011)."Mississippi GOP Cautious on Palazzo" .Roll Call . RetrievedDecember 5, 2011 . ^a b Pender, Geoff (December 10, 2011)."Potential Palazzo challengers lining up" .Sun Herald the original on January 9, 2012. RetrievedDecember 21, 2011 . ^ Newsom, Michael (January 13, 2012)."Taylor won't seek old Congressional seat this year" .Sun Herald . RetrievedJanuary 14, 2012 . ^ Biggs, DeMiktric (February 6, 2012)."Ron Williams Planning Congressional Bid as Libertarian" .Mississippi Political Pulse . RetrievedFebruary 19, 2012 .
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