2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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, 2012PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– 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

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Withdrawn Mark DuVall, former state Representative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 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call, November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball , November 5, 2012 NY TimesHouse Race Ratings, The New York Times, November 4, 2012RCP, November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012

Results

By county CountyAlan NunneleeRepublicanBrad MorrisDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Alcorn9,71368.31%3,85627.12%6504.57%5,85741.19%14,219Benton1,89149.14%1,83047.56%1273.30%611.59%3,848Calhoun4,15861.34%2,42935.83%1922.83%1,72925.51%6,779Chickasaw3,81447.41%3,99549.66%2362.93%-181-2.25%8,045Choctaw2,70466.40%1,23630.35%1323.24%1,46836.05%4,072Clay4,35541.20%5,97556.52%2412.28%-1,620-15.32%10,571DeSoto42,28465.88%20,17131.43%1,7302.70%22,11334.45%64,185Itawamba5,82463.78%3,07833.71%2292.51%2,74630.07%9,131Lafayette10,60955.96%7,83741.34%5132.71%2,77214.62%18,959Lee21,10860.88%12,94637.34%6191.79%8,16223.54%34,673Lowndes13,42451.21%11,97945.70%8103.09%1,4455.51%26,213Marshall6,28441.81%8,28955.15%4573.04%-2,005-13.34%15,030Monroe9,30257.13%6,60740.58%3732.29%2,69516.55%16,282Oktibbeha (part)75354.60%58242.20%443.19%17112.40%1,379Pontotoc8,83773.36%2,91924.23%2902.41%5,91849.13%12,046Prentiss6,21563.85%3,31034.01%2082.14%2,90529.85%9,733Tate6,98559.08%4,46937.80%3693.12%2,51621.28%11,823Tippah6,24370.48%2,32626.26%2893.26%3,91744.22%8,858Tishomingo5,43270.86%1,99225.98%2423.16%3,44044.87%7,666Union7,97271.90%2,85325.73%2622.36%5,11946.17%11,087Webster3,78875.04%1,13522.48%1252.48%2,65352.56%5,048Winston5,06553.15%4,26244.72%2032.13%8038.43%9,530Totals186,76060.41%114,07636.90%8,3412.70%72,68423.51%309,177

District 2

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 Toney, 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 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 5, 2012 NY Times November 4, 2012RCP November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012

Results

By county CountyBennie ThompsonDemocraticBill MarcyRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Attala4,16947.91%4,36450.15%1691.94%-195-2.24%8,702Bolivar10,58470.72%4,17327.88%2091.40%6,41142.84%14,966Carroll2,13436.74%3,61062.14%651.12%-1,476-25.41%5,809Claiborne4,68086.97%61611.45%851.58%4,06475.52%5,381Coahoma7,56274.77%2,38823.61%1641.62%5,17451.16%10,114Copiah7,84857.54%5,57640.88%2151.58%2,27216.66%13,639Grenada5,49350.91%5,11347.39%1841.71%3803.52%10,790Hinds (part)67,76373.49%22,27424.16%2,1692.35%45,48949.33%92,206Holmes7,36483.56%1,30214.77%1471.67%6,06268.78%8,813Humphreys3,90177.11%1,09621.66%621.23%2,80555.45%5,059Issaquena46861.34%28437.22%111.44%18424.12%763Jefferson3,78288.53%44210.35%481.12%3,34078.18%4,272Leake4,22750.22%4,04448.05%1461.73%1832.17%8,417Leflore8,89871.40%3,42727.50%1381.11%5,47143.90%12,463Madison (part)10,14878.84%2,23317.35%4903.81%7,91561.49%12,871Montgomery2,84852.68%2,47345.75%851.57%3756.94%5,406Panola8,97956.55%6,54741.23%3522.22%2,43215.32%15,878Quitman2,68071.50%99826.63%701.87%1,68244.88%3,748Sharkey1,77772.89%63726.13%240.98%1,14046.76%2,438Sunflower8,27775.18%2,59923.61%1331.21%5,67851.58%11,009Tallahatchie4,13065.79%2,02632.27%1221.94%2,10433.51%6,278Tunica3,23279.08%75318.42%1022.50%2,47960.66%4,087Warren10,39950.14%9,95948.02%3831.85%4402.12%20,741Washington13,86372.63%5,03226.36%1911.00%8,83146.27%19,086Yalobusha3,16050.89%2,90446.77%1452.34%2564.12%6,209Yazoo6,61259.57%4,29038.65%1971.77%2,32220.92%11,099Totals214,97867.13%99,16030.96%6,1061.91%115,81836.17%320,244

District 3

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.

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 5, 2012 NY Times November 4, 2012RCP November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012

Results

By county CountyGregg HarperRepublicanJohn Luke PannellReformMarginTotal#%#%#%Adams7,50371.14%3,04428.86%4,45942.28%10,547Amite4,96877.14%1,47222.86%3,49654.29%6,440Clarke (part)5,04782.23%1,09117.77%3,95664.45%6,138Covington6,07675.38%1,98424.62%4,09250.77%8,060Franklin3,12481.46%71118.54%2,41362.92%3,835Hinds (part)8,91476.36%2,75923.64%6,15552.73%11,673Jasper5,08068.11%2,37931.89%2,70136.21%7,459Jefferson Davis3,37960.69%2,18939.31%1,19021.37%5,568Kemper2,56362.09%1,56537.91%99824.18%4,128Lauderdale22,37581.63%5,03618.37%17,33963.26%27,411Lawrence4,74579.03%1,25920.97%3,48658.06%6,004Lincoln11,98380.10%2,97719.90%9,00660.20%14,960Madison (part)29,04387.02%4,33212.98%24,71174.04%33,375Neshoba8,63185.51%1,46314.49%7,16871.01%10,094Newton7,08483.02%1,44916.98%5,63566.04%8,533Noxubee2,01255.84%1,59144.16%42111.68%3,603Oktibbeha (part)9,69872.83%3,61827.17%6,08045.66%13,316Pike10,18569.15%4,54430.85%5,64138.30%14,729Rankin53,17288.55%6,87611.45%46,29677.10%60,048Scott7,41276.98%2,21723.02%5,19553.95%9,629Simpson8,57380.83%2,03319.17%6,54061.66%10,606Smith6,48485.53%1,09714.47%5,38771.06%7,581Walthall4,57275.90%1,45224.10%3,12051.79%6,024Wilkinson2,09458.80%1,46741.20%62717.61%3,561Totals234,71780.02%58,60519.98%176,11260.04%293,322

District 4

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.

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 5, 2012 NY Times November 4, 2012RCP November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012

Results

By county CountySteven PalazzoRepublicanMatthew MooreDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Clarke (part)44740.93%59354.30%524.76%-146-13.37%1,092Forrest16,09055.23%11,49239.45%1,5515.32%4,59815.78%29,133George7,46478.73%1,42915.07%5876.19%6,03563.66%9,480Greene4,03470.78%1,27522.37%3906.84%2,75948.41%5,699Hancock11,15267.13%3,85023.18%1,6109.69%7,30243.96%16,612Harrison35,91757.80%21,09633.95%5,1328.26%14,82123.85%62,145Jackson31,93161.76%15,02529.06%4,7459.18%16,90632.70%51,701Jones19,55867.60%7,95727.50%1,4174.90%11,60140.10%28,932Lamar18,15074.66%4,78519.68%1,3745.65%13,36554.98%24,309Marion7,92264.35%3,98032.33%4093.32%3,94232.02%12,311Pearl River15,84274.43%4,08719.20%1,3566.37%11,75555.23%21,285Perry3,80369.95%1,27923.52%3556.53%2,52446.42%5,437Stone4,77465.54%1,77624.38%73410.08%2,99841.16%7,284Wayne5,91459.07%3,72037.16%3783.78%2,19421.91%10,012Totals182,99864.11%82,34428.85%20,0907.04%100,65435.26%285,432

References

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