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The 2012 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 6, 2012, alongside the
Elections Division
from the Mississippi secretary of state
Campaign contributions
at OpenSecrets.org
Outside spending
at the
Candidate issue positions
at On the Issues
League of Women Voters on Albert N. Gore Jr.
;Official campaign websites (Archived)
Roger Wicker for U.S. Senate
Thomas Cramer for U.S. Senate
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2012 U.S. presidential election
The 2012 United States presidential election was the 57th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Joe Biden, were re-el ...
, other elections to the United States Senate in other states, as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Roger Wicker won re-election to his first full term, while Albert N. Gore (no relation to former U.S. Vice President Al Gore
Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Gore was the Democratic Part ...
) was the Democratic nominee.
Background
Former U.S. representative Roger Wicker was appointed by Governor Haley Barbour after then-incumbent Trent Lott retired at the end of 2007. A 2008 special election was later scheduled to determine who would serve the remainder of the term. Then-U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker defeated formerMississippi Governor
The governor of Mississippi is the head of state and head of government of Mississippi and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed b ...
Ronnie Musgrove with 54.96% of the vote in the special election and will be up for re-election in 2012.
Republican primary
Candidates
* E. Allen Hathcock, Tea Party activist and Army veteran * Robert Maloney * Roger Wicker, incumbent U.S. SenatorResults
Democratic primary
Candidates
* Albert N. Gore, Jr. chairman of the Oktibbeha County Democratic Party * Will Oatis,Afghan War
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veteran and Independent candidate for governor in 2011
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before dropping out
* Roger Weiner, member of the Coahoma County Board of Supervisors
Results
General election
Candidates
* Roger Wicker (R), incumbent U.S. Senator * Albert Gore (D), chairman of the Oktibbeha County Democratic Party * Thomas Cramer ( Constitution), employee of Ingalls Shipbuilding * Shawn O'Hara (Reform), former chairman of theReform Party of the United States of America
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Perot believed Americans were disillusione ...
and perennial candidate
Predictions
Results
See also
* 2012 United States Senate elections *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 an ...
References
External links
Elections Division
from the Mississippi secretary of state
Campaign contributions
at OpenSecrets.org
Outside spending
at the
Sunlight Foundation
The Sunlight Foundation was an American 501(c)(3) nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that advocated for open government. The organization was founded in April 2006 with the goal of increasing transparency and accountability in the United States ...
Candidate issue positions
at On the Issues
League of Women Voters on Albert N. Gore Jr.
;Official campaign websites (Archived)
Roger Wicker for U.S. Senate
Thomas Cramer for U.S. Senate
{{2012 United States elections
2012
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Mississippi
United States Senate