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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All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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Results by county Nunnelee: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican Alan Nunnelee, who has represented Mississippi's 1st congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.[2]
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brad Morris | 11,120 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 11,120 | 100.0 |
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 |
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Results by county Thompson: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democrat Bennie Thompson, who had represented Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993, ran for re-election.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bennie Thompson (incumbent) | 49,083 | 87.5 | |
Democratic | Heather McTeer | 7,040 | 12.5 | |
Total votes | 56,123 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Marcy | 26,041 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 26,041 | 100.0 |
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 |
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Results by county Harper: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican Gregg Harper, who has represented Mississippi's 3rd congressional district since 2009, ran for re-election.[7]
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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.[10]
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 |
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Results by county Palazzo: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Republican Steven Palazzo, who has represented Mississippi's 4th congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.[11]
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 |
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 |
Herrington dropped out of the race in September 2012 because of his mother's illness and financial concerns.[10][11][12] He was replaced as Democratic nominee by Matthew Moore, an honours student at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |