2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

2012 Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election
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	County results; 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

2012 Mississippi's 1st congressional district election
← 2010 2014 →
	County results; 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

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Democratic 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

Last updated August 29, 2025

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, 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

District 1

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

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]
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

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Withdrawn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

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
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

Mississippi's 1st congressional district, 2012 ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 2

Democrat Bennie Thompson, who had represented Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993, ran for re-election.^[14]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Bennie Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Heather McTeer, Mayor of Greenville ^[15]

Primary results

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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]^[14]^[15]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
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

Mississippi's 2nd congressional district, 2012 ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

District 3

2012 Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election

← 2010

2014 →


Nominee	Gregg Harper	John Luke Pannell
Party	Republican	Reform
Popular vote	209,490	58,605
Percentage	80.0%	20.0%

County results
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.^[14]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Gregg Harper, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Robert Allen, Tea Party activist^[6]^[14]

Primary results

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

Candidates

Nominee

Crystal Biggs

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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.^[17]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
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

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, 2012 ^[1]
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

District 4

2012 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election

← 2010

2014 →


Nominee	Steven Palazzo	Matthew Moore	Ron Williams
Party	Republican	Democratic	Libertarian
Popular vote	182,998	82,344	17,982
Percentage	64.1%	28.9%	6.3%

County results
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.^[18]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Steven Palazzo, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Cindy Burleson, political activist;^[19]
Ron Vincent, Tea Party activist and retired engineer^[19]^[20]

Declined

Chris McDaniel, state senator ^[21]
Brian Sanderson, lawyer^[22]
Michael Watson, state Senator^[22]^[21]

Primary results

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Michael Herrington, service manager

Eliminated in primary

Jason Vitosky, businessman

Declined

Gene Taylor, former U.S. Representative^[23]

Primary results

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

Reform primary

Candidates

Nominee

Robert Claunch^[6]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ron Williams, businessman and Republican candidate for governor in 2011 ^[24]

General election

Campaign

Herrington dropped out of the race in September 2012 because of his mother's illness and financial concerns.^[17]^[18]^[19] He was replaced as Democratic nominee by Matthew Moore, an honours student at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
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

Mississippi's 4th congressional district, 2012 ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Palazzo (incumbent)	182,998	64.1
	Democratic	Matthew Moore	82,344	28.9
	Libertarian	Ron Williams	17,982	6.3
	Reform	Robert Claunch	2,108	0.7
Total votes			285,432	100.0
	Republican hold

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Secretary of State :: Elections". State of Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
↑ Corder, Frank (January 4, 2012). "And They're Off!". Y'all Politics. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
↑ Clark, JB (January 10, 2012). "Estes, Ross qualify for congress". Desoto Times Tribune. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
1 2 3 "2012 Republican Primary Results". Secretary of State of Mississippi . March 23, 2012. Archived from the original on February 23, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
↑ Brumfield, Patsy R. (January 13, 2012). "Congress update: Ex-Childers aide Morris in, DuVall may be out". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal . Retrieved March 14, 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
1 2 3 4 5 6 Amy, Jeff (March 14, 2012). "Wicker, four congressmen turn to general election". The Commercial Dispatch . Associated Press . Retrieved March 14, 2012.
1 2 "The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races". Cookpolitical.com. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
1 2 3 4 "House Ratings". Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
1 2 3 4 , as of November 4,2012 [update]
1 2 3 4 Crystal Ball, as of November 5,2012^[update]
1 2 3 4 House Race Ratings, The New York Times, as of November 4,2012^[update]
1 2 3 4 , as of November 4,2012 [update]
1 2 3 4 "House Ratings". The Hill. November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
1 2 3 4 "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. Retrieved January 13, 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
1 2 Miller, Joshua (August 4, 2011). "Thompson's Primary Unlikely to Get Nasty in Mississippi". Roll Call . Retrieved August 6, 2011.
1 2 "2012 Democratic Primary Results". Secretary of State of Mississippi . March 23, 2012. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
1 2 "Biloxi's Matthew Moore replacement Democrat to run against Steven Palazzo". Associated Press . The Mississippi Press. September 6, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
1 2 Doherty, Tim (January 5, 2012). "Dem wants to oust Palazzo". Hattiesburg American . Retrieved January 13, 2012.
1 2 3 Farrell, David A. (February 10, 2012). "Saturday noon is last chance to register to vote in March 13 primaries". Picayune Item . Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
↑ Farrell, David A. (January 7, 2012). "Congressional candidates campaign here, cite reasons for running". Picayune Item . Retrieved January 13, 2012.
1 2 Miller, Joshua (December 5, 2011). "Mississippi GOP Cautious on Palazzo". Roll Call . Retrieved December 5, 2011.
1 2 Pender, Geoff (December 10, 2011). "Potential Palazzo challengers lining up". Sun Herald . Archived from the original on January 9, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
↑ Newsom, Michael (January 13, 2012). "Taylor won't seek old Congressional seat this year". Sun Herald . Retrieved January 14, 2012.
↑ Biggs, DeMiktric (February 6, 2012). "Ron Williams Planning Congressional Bid as Libertarian". Mississippi Political Pulse. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

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

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[MissSS-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Secretary of State :: Elections". State of Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2012.

[yall1-2] Corder, Frank (January 4, 2012). "And They're Off!". Y'all Politics. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2012.

[3] Clark, JB (January 10, 2012). "Estes, Ross qualify for congress". Desoto Times Tribune. Retrieved January 10, 2012.

[rep_primary-4] 1 2 3 "2012 Republican Primary Results". Secretary of State of Mississippi . March 23, 2012. Archived from the original on February 23, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2012.

[5] Brumfield, Patsy R. (January 13, 2012). "Congress update: Ex-Childers aide Morris in, DuVall may be out". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal . Retrieved March 14, 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[cdp-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Amy, Jeff (March 14, 2012). "Wicker, four congressmen turn to general election". The Commercial Dispatch . Associated Press . Retrieved March 14, 2012.

[rratings-7] 1 2 "The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races". Cookpolitical.com. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.

[House_Ratings-8] 1 2 3 4 "House Ratings". Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.

[rollcall.com-9] 1 2 3 4 , as of November 4,2012 [update]

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[realclearpolitics.com-12] 1 2 3 4 , as of November 4,2012 [update]

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[republic-14] 1 2 3 4 "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. Retrieved January 13, 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[rc-15] 1 2 Miller, Joshua (August 4, 2011). "Thompson's Primary Unlikely to Get Nasty in Mississippi". Roll Call . Retrieved August 6, 2011.

[dem_primary-16] 1 2 "2012 Democratic Primary Results". Secretary of State of Mississippi . March 23, 2012. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.

[mp-17] 1 2 "Biloxi's Matthew Moore replacement Democrat to run against Steven Palazzo". Associated Press . The Mississippi Press. September 6, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2012.

[ha-18] 1 2 Doherty, Tim (January 5, 2012). "Dem wants to oust Palazzo". Hattiesburg American . Retrieved January 13, 2012.

[pi-19] 1 2 3 Farrell, David A. (February 10, 2012). "Saturday noon is last chance to register to vote in March 13 primaries". Picayune Item . Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

[20] Farrell, David A. (January 7, 2012). "Congressional candidates campaign here, cite reasons for running". Picayune Item . Retrieved January 13, 2012.

[rc2-21] 1 2 Miller, Joshua (December 5, 2011). "Mississippi GOP Cautious on Palazzo". Roll Call . Retrieved December 5, 2011.

[sh-22] 1 2 Pender, Geoff (December 10, 2011). "Potential Palazzo challengers lining up". Sun Herald . Archived from the original on January 9, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2011.

[23] Newsom, Michael (January 13, 2012). "Taylor won't seek old Congressional seat this year". Sun Herald . Retrieved January 14, 2012.

[24] Biggs, DeMiktric (February 6, 2012). "Ron Williams Planning Congressional Bid as Libertarian". Mississippi Political Pulse. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

Contents

Overview

District 1

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrawn

Primary results

Reform primary

Candidates

Nominee

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Constitution primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Reform primary

Candidates

Nominee

Independents

General election

Predictions

Results

District 3

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Reform primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Campaign

Predictions

Results

District 4

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Primary results

Reform primary

Candidates

Nominee

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election