The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 and elected the four

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from the state of

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial

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and an election to the U.S. Senate.

Overview

District 1

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Alan Nunnelee Patrick Alan Nunnelee (October 9, 1958 – February 6, 2015) was an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 until his death in 2015. Previously he served in the Mississippi State Senate, represent ...

, who has represented

Mississippi's 1st congressional district Mississippi's 1st congressional district is in the northeast corner of the state. It includes much of the northern portion of the state including Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, Tupelo and West Point. One of the state's major universities, the Un ...

since January 2011, ran for re-election. Danny Bedwell ran as the

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nominee. Jim Bourland ran as the Constitution Party nominee. Chris Potts ran as the Reform Party nominee.

Democratic primary

Brad Morris, an attorney and chief of staff to former 1st district representative

Travis Childers Travis Wayne Childers (born March 29, 1958) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2008 to 2011. The district included much of the northern portion of the state including New Albany, Columbus, Oxford, Southaven ...

, sought and received the Democratic nomination. Former

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Mark DuVall had decided to run, but dropped out in order to avoid a Democratic primary.

Primary results

Republican primary

Robert Estes, the owner of Estes Grading and Trucking; and Henry Ross, a former mayor of Eupora who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in the 1st district in

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, challenged Nunnelee in the Republican primary.

Primary results

General election

Results

District 2

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Bennie Thompson Bennie Gordon Thompson (born January 28, 1948) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson has been the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security since 2019 and from ...

, who had represented

Mississippi's 2nd congressional district Mississippi's 2nd congressional district (MS-2) covers much of Western Mississippi. It includes most of Jackson, the riverfront cities of Greenville and Vicksburg and the interior market cities of Clarksdale, Greenwood and Clinton. The distr ...

since 1993, was running for re-election. Lajena Williams ran as the Reform Party nominee. Cobby Williams, a

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, ran as an

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Democratic primary

Greenville mayor Heather McTeer challenged Thompson in the Democratic primary.

Primary results

Republican primary

Bill Marcy, who unsuccessfully challenged Thompson as the Republican nominee in

, is running again.

Primary results

General election

Results

District 3

Republican

Gregg Harper Gregory Livingston Harper (born June 1, 1956) is a former American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes the wealthier portions of the state capital ...

, who has represented

Mississippi's 3rd congressional district Mississippi's 3rd congressional district (MS-3) covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east. Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natc ...

since 2009, is running for re-election. John "Luke" Pannell is running as the Reform Party nominee.

Democratic primary

Crystal Biggs, who had sought and received the Democratic nomination unopposed in the primary, dropped out of the race in September 2012 because of an illness.

Primary results

Republican primary

Robert Allen, a Tea Party activist, challenged Harper in the Republican primary.

Primary results

General election

Results

District 4

Republican

Steven Palazzo Steven McCarty Palazzo (; born February 21, 1970) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2023. The district included Mississippi's Gulf Coast, Biloxi, Gulfport, ...

, who has represented

Mississippi's 4th congressional district Mississippi's 4th congressional district covers the southeastern region of the state. It includes all of Mississippi's Gulf Coast, stretching ninety miles between the Alabama border to the east and the Louisiana border to the west, and extends n ...

since January 2011, is running for re-election. Ron Williams, a businessman and Republican primary candidate for governor in

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, is running as the Libertarian nominee. Robert Claunch is running as the Reform Party nominee.

Democratic primary

Matthew Moore, an honors student at

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, is challenging Palazzo as the Democratic nominee. Michael Herrington, a service manager who received the Democratic nomination after defeating businessman Jason Vitosky in the Democratic primary, dropped out of the race in September 2012 because of his mother's illness and financial concerns. Former U.S. Representative Gene Taylor, a Democrat who represented the 4th district from 1989 until 2011 and lost re-election to Palazzo in

, chose not to run.

Primary results

Republican primary

Cindy Burleson, a political activist; and Ron Vincent, a Tea Party activist and retired engineer, challenged Palazzo in the Republican primary.

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; Brian Sanderson, a lawyer; and state Senator Michael Watson were rumored to have considered seeking the Republican nomination but chose not to.

Primary results

General election

Results

References

External links

Elections
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United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2012
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