2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
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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.
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November 6, 2012
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Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2012[1] | |||||
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| 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
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 County results Nunnelee: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Morris: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican Alan Nunnelee, who has represented Mississippi's 1st congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.[2]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Alan Nunnelee, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Brad Morris, attorney and former chief of staff to former representative Travis Childers
Withdrawn
- Mark DuVall, former state Representative[5]
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Brad Morris | 11,120 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 11,120 | 100.0 | ||
Reform primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Chris Potts[6]
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Danny Bedwell
Constitution primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jim Bourland
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[7] | Safe R | November 5, 2012 |
| Rothenberg[8] | Safe R | November 2, 2012 |
| Roll Call[9] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] | Safe R | November 5, 2012 |
| NY Times[11] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
| RCP[12] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
| The Hill[13] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Alan Nunnelee (incumbent) | 186,760 | 60.4 | |
| Democratic | Brad Morris | 114,076 | 36.9 | |
| Libertarian | Danny Bedwell | 3,584 | 1.2 | |
| Constitution | Jim R. Bourland | 2,390 | 0.8 | |
| Reform | Chris Potts | 2,367 | 0.8 | |
| Total votes | 309,177 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
By county
| County[14] | Alan Nunnelee Republican |
Brad Morris Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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 |
District 2
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 County results Thompson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Marcy: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democrat Bennie Thompson, who had represented Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993, ran for re-election.[15]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Bennie Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- Heather McTeer Toney, Mayor of Greenville[16]
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bennie Thompson (incumbent) | 49,083 | 87.45 | |
| Democratic | Heather McTeer | 7,040 | 12.55 | |
| Total votes | 56,123 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bill Marcy | 26,041 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 26,041 | 100.0 | ||
Reform primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Lajena Williams
Independents
- Cobby Williams, motivational speaker[6][15][16]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[7] | Safe D | November 5, 2012 |
| Rothenberg[8] | Safe D | November 2, 2012 |
| Roll Call[9] | Safe D | November 4, 2012 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] | Safe D | November 5, 2012 |
| NY Times[11] | Safe D | November 4, 2012 |
| RCP[12] | Safe D | November 4, 2012 |
| The Hill[13] | Safe D | November 4, 2012 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bennie Thompson (incumbent) | 214,978 | 67.1 | |
| Republican | Bill Marcy | 99,160 | 31.0 | |
| Independent | Cobby Mondale Williams | 4,605 | 1.4 | |
| Reform | Lajena Williams | 1,501 | 0.5 | |
| Total votes | 320,244 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
By county
| County[18] | Bennie Thompson Democratic |
Bill Marcy Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total | ||||
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| 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 |
District 3
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Republican Gregg Harper, who has represented Mississippi's 3rd congressional district since 2009, ran for re-election.[15]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Gregg Harper, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Gregg Harper (incumbent) | 78,735 | 91.8 | |
| Republican | Robert Allen | 7,027 | 8.2 | |
| Total votes | 85,762 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Crystal Biggs
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Crystal Biggs | 15,291 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 15,291 | 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.[19]
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report | Safe R | November 5, 2012 |
| Rothenberg[8] | Safe R | November 2, 2012 |
| Roll Call[9] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] | Safe R | November 5, 2012 |
| NY Times[11] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
| RCP[12] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
| The Hill[13] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Gregg Harper (incumbent) | 234,717 | 80.0 | |
| Reform | John Luke Pannell | 58,605 | 20.0 | |
| Total votes | 293,322 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
By county
| County[20] | Gregg Harper Republican |
John Luke Pannell Reform |
Margin | Total | |||
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| 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 |
District 4
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Republican Steven Palazzo, who has represented Mississippi's 4th congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.[21]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Steven Palazzo, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Declined
- Chris McDaniel, state senator[24]
- Brian Sanderson, lawyer[25]
- Michael Watson, state Senator[25][24]
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Michael Herrington, service manager
Eliminated in primary
- Jason Vitosky, businessman
Declined
- Gene Taylor, former U.S. Representative[26]
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Michael Herrington | 8,988 | 83.8 | |
| Democratic | Jason Vitosky | 1,743 | 16.2 | |
| Total votes | 10,731 | 100.0 | ||
Reform primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Robert Claunch[6]
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Campaign
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.
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report | Safe R | November 5, 2012 |
| Rothenberg[8] | Safe R | November 2, 2012 |
| Roll Call[9] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] | Safe R | November 5, 2012 |
| NY Times[11] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
| RCP[12] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
| The Hill[13] | Safe R | November 4, 2012 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Steven Palazzo (incumbent) | 182,998 | 64.1 | |
| Democratic | Matthew Moore | 82,344 | 28.8 | |
| Libertarian | Ron Williams | 17,982 | 6.3 | |
| Reform | Robert Claunch | 2,108 | 0.7 | |
| Total votes | 285,432 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
By county
| County[28] | Steven Palazzo Republican |
Matthew Moore Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total | ||||
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| 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 |