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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
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%
District results County results
Republican
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Democratic
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
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 .
United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2012[ 1]
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
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 represented Mississippi'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 of Eupora and candidate for this seat in 2010 [ 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 representative Travis 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 ]
County[ 14]
Alan Nunnelee Republican
Brad Morris Democratic
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Alcorn
9,713
68.31%
3,856
27.12%
650
4.57%
5,857
41.19%
14,219
Benton
1,891
49.14%
1,830
47.56%
127
3.30%
61
1.59%
3,848
Calhoun
4,158
61.34%
2,429
35.83%
192
2.83%
1,729
25.51%
6,779
Chickasaw
3,814
47.41%
3,995
49.66%
236
2.93%
-181
-2.25%
8,045
Choctaw
2,704
66.40%
1,236
30.35%
132
3.24%
1,468
36.05%
4,072
Clay
4,355
41.20%
5,975
56.52%
241
2.28%
-1,620
-15.32%
10,571
DeSoto
42,284
65.88%
20,171
31.43%
1,730
2.70%
22,113
34.45%
64,185
Itawamba
5,824
63.78%
3,078
33.71%
229
2.51%
2,746
30.07%
9,131
Lafayette
10,609
55.96%
7,837
41.34%
513
2.71%
2,772
14.62%
18,959
Lee
21,108
60.88%
12,946
37.34%
619
1.79%
8,162
23.54%
34,673
Lowndes
13,424
51.21%
11,979
45.70%
810
3.09%
1,445
5.51%
26,213
Marshall
6,284
41.81%
8,289
55.15%
457
3.04%
-2,005
-13.34%
15,030
Monroe
9,302
57.13%
6,607
40.58%
373
2.29%
2,695
16.55%
16,282
Oktibbeha (part)
753
54.60%
582
42.20%
44
3.19%
171
12.40%
1,379
Pontotoc
8,837
73.36%
2,919
24.23%
290
2.41%
5,918
49.13%
12,046
Prentiss
6,215
63.85%
3,310
34.01%
208
2.14%
2,905
29.85%
9,733
Tate
6,985
59.08%
4,469
37.80%
369
3.12%
2,516
21.28%
11,823
Tippah
6,243
70.48%
2,326
26.26%
289
3.26%
3,917
44.22%
8,858
Tishomingo
5,432
70.86%
1,992
25.98%
242
3.16%
3,440
44.87%
7,666
Union
7,972
71.90%
2,853
25.73%
262
2.36%
5,119
46.17%
11,087
Webster
3,788
75.04%
1,135
22.48%
125
2.48%
2,653
52.56%
5,048
Winston
5,065
53.15%
4,262
44.72%
203
2.13%
803
8.43%
9,530
Totals
186,760
60.41%
114,076
36.90%
8,341
2.70%
72,684
23.51%
309,177
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 represented Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993, ran for re-election.[ 15]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Democratic primary results[ 17]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Bennie Thompson (incumbent)
49,083
87.45
Democratic
Heather McTeer
7,040
12.55
Total votes
56,123
100.0
Bill Marcy, nominee for this seat in 2010 [ 6]
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Bill Marcy
26,041
100.0
Total votes
26,041
100.0
County[ 18]
Bennie Thompson Democratic
Bill Marcy Republican
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Attala
4,169
47.91%
4,364
50.15%
169
1.94%
-195
-2.24%
8,702
Bolivar
10,584
70.72%
4,173
27.88%
209
1.40%
6,411
42.84%
14,966
Carroll
2,134
36.74%
3,610
62.14%
65
1.12%
-1,476
-25.41%
5,809
Claiborne
4,680
86.97%
616
11.45%
85
1.58%
4,064
75.52%
5,381
Coahoma
7,562
74.77%
2,388
23.61%
164
1.62%
5,174
51.16%
10,114
Copiah
7,848
57.54%
5,576
40.88%
215
1.58%
2,272
16.66%
13,639
Grenada
5,493
50.91%
5,113
47.39%
184
1.71%
380
3.52%
10,790
Hinds (part)
67,763
73.49%
22,274
24.16%
2,169
2.35%
45,489
49.33%
92,206
Holmes
7,364
83.56%
1,302
14.77%
147
1.67%
6,062
68.78%
8,813
Humphreys
3,901
77.11%
1,096
21.66%
62
1.23%
2,805
55.45%
5,059
Issaquena
468
61.34%
284
37.22%
11
1.44%
184
24.12%
763
Jefferson
3,782
88.53%
442
10.35%
48
1.12%
3,340
78.18%
4,272
Leake
4,227
50.22%
4,044
48.05%
146
1.73%
183
2.17%
8,417
Leflore
8,898
71.40%
3,427
27.50%
138
1.11%
5,471
43.90%
12,463
Madison (part)
10,148
78.84%
2,233
17.35%
490
3.81%
7,915
61.49%
12,871
Montgomery
2,848
52.68%
2,473
45.75%
85
1.57%
375
6.94%
5,406
Panola
8,979
56.55%
6,547
41.23%
352
2.22%
2,432
15.32%
15,878
Quitman
2,680
71.50%
998
26.63%
70
1.87%
1,682
44.88%
3,748
Sharkey
1,777
72.89%
637
26.13%
24
0.98%
1,140
46.76%
2,438
Sunflower
8,277
75.18%
2,599
23.61%
133
1.21%
5,678
51.58%
11,009
Tallahatchie
4,130
65.79%
2,026
32.27%
122
1.94%
2,104
33.51%
6,278
Tunica
3,232
79.08%
753
18.42%
102
2.50%
2,479
60.66%
4,087
Warren
10,399
50.14%
9,959
48.02%
383
1.85%
440
2.12%
20,741
Washington
13,863
72.63%
5,032
26.36%
191
1.00%
8,831
46.27%
19,086
Yalobusha
3,160
50.89%
2,904
46.77%
145
2.34%
256
4.12%
6,209
Yazoo
6,612
59.57%
4,290
38.65%
197
1.77%
2,322
20.92%
11,099
Totals
214,978
67.13%
99,160
30.96%
6,106
1.91%
115,818
36.17%
320,244
2012 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election
County resultsHarper: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Republican Gregg Harper , who has represented Mississippi's 3rd congressional district since 2009, ran for re-election.[ 15]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Robert Allen, Tea Party activist[ 6] [ 15]
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.[ 19]
2012 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election[ 20]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Gregg Harper (incumbent)
234,717
80.0
Reform
John Luke Pannell
58,605
20.0
Total votes
293,322
100.0
Republican hold
County[ 20]
Gregg Harper Republican
John Luke Pannell Reform
Margin
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
7,503
71.14%
3,044
28.86%
4,459
42.28%
10,547
Amite
4,968
77.14%
1,472
22.86%
3,496
54.29%
6,440
Clarke (part)
5,047
82.23%
1,091
17.77%
3,956
64.45%
6,138
Covington
6,076
75.38%
1,984
24.62%
4,092
50.77%
8,060
Franklin
3,124
81.46%
711
18.54%
2,413
62.92%
3,835
Hinds (part)
8,914
76.36%
2,759
23.64%
6,155
52.73%
11,673
Jasper
5,080
68.11%
2,379
31.89%
2,701
36.21%
7,459
Jefferson Davis
3,379
60.69%
2,189
39.31%
1,190
21.37%
5,568
Kemper
2,563
62.09%
1,565
37.91%
998
24.18%
4,128
Lauderdale
22,375
81.63%
5,036
18.37%
17,339
63.26%
27,411
Lawrence
4,745
79.03%
1,259
20.97%
3,486
58.06%
6,004
Lincoln
11,983
80.10%
2,977
19.90%
9,006
60.20%
14,960
Madison (part)
29,043
87.02%
4,332
12.98%
24,711
74.04%
33,375
Neshoba
8,631
85.51%
1,463
14.49%
7,168
71.01%
10,094
Newton
7,084
83.02%
1,449
16.98%
5,635
66.04%
8,533
Noxubee
2,012
55.84%
1,591
44.16%
421
11.68%
3,603
Oktibbeha (part)
9,698
72.83%
3,618
27.17%
6,080
45.66%
13,316
Pike
10,185
69.15%
4,544
30.85%
5,641
38.30%
14,729
Rankin
53,172
88.55%
6,876
11.45%
46,296
77.10%
60,048
Scott
7,412
76.98%
2,217
23.02%
5,195
53.95%
9,629
Simpson
8,573
80.83%
2,033
19.17%
6,540
61.66%
10,606
Smith
6,484
85.53%
1,097
14.47%
5,387
71.06%
7,581
Walthall
4,572
75.90%
1,452
24.10%
3,120
51.79%
6,024
Wilkinson
2,094
58.80%
1,467
41.20%
627
17.61%
3,561
Totals
234,717
80.02%
58,605
19.98%
176,112
60.04%
293,322
2012 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
County resultsPalazzo: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Moore: 50–60%
Republican Steven Palazzo , who has represented Mississippi's 4th congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.[ 21]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Cindy Burleson, political activist;[ 22]
Ron Vincent, Tea Party activist and retired engineer[ 22] [ 23]
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[ 17]
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 in 2011 [ 27]
Herrington dropped out of the race in September 2012 because of his mother's illness and financial concerns.[ 19] [ 21] [ 22] He was replaced as Democratic nominee by Matthew Moore, an honours student at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College .
County[ 28]
Steven Palazzo Republican
Matthew Moore Democratic
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Clarke (part)
447
40.93%
593
54.30%
52
4.76%
-146
-13.37%
1,092
Forrest
16,090
55.23%
11,492
39.45%
1,551
5.32%
4,598
15.78%
29,133
George
7,464
78.73%
1,429
15.07%
587
6.19%
6,035
63.66%
9,480
Greene
4,034
70.78%
1,275
22.37%
390
6.84%
2,759
48.41%
5,699
Hancock
11,152
67.13%
3,850
23.18%
1,610
9.69%
7,302
43.96%
16,612
Harrison
35,917
57.80%
21,096
33.95%
5,132
8.26%
14,821
23.85%
62,145
Jackson
31,931
61.76%
15,025
29.06%
4,745
9.18%
16,906
32.70%
51,701
Jones
19,558
67.60%
7,957
27.50%
1,417
4.90%
11,601
40.10%
28,932
Lamar
18,150
74.66%
4,785
19.68%
1,374
5.65%
13,365
54.98%
24,309
Marion
7,922
64.35%
3,980
32.33%
409
3.32%
3,942
32.02%
12,311
Pearl River
15,842
74.43%
4,087
19.20%
1,356
6.37%
11,755
55.23%
21,285
Perry
3,803
69.95%
1,279
23.52%
355
6.53%
2,524
46.42%
5,437
Stone
4,774
65.54%
1,776
24.38%
734
10.08%
2,998
41.16%
7,284
Wayne
5,914
59.07%
3,720
37.16%
378
3.78%
2,194
21.91%
10,012
Totals
182,998
64.11%
82,344
28.85%
20,090
7.04%
100,654
35.26%
285,432
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