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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. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial
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Overview
District 1
Republican
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Alan Nunnelee
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, who has represented
Mississippi's 1st congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.
Danny Bedwell ran as the
Libertarian 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
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, sought and received the Democratic nomination. Former
state Representative 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
2010, challenged Nunnelee in the Republican primary.
Primary results
General election
Results
District 2
Democrat
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Bennie Thompson, who had represented
Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993, was running for re-election.
Lajena Williams ran as the Reform Party nominee. Cobby Williams, a
motivational speaker, 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 2010, is running again.[
]
Primary results
General election
Results
District 3
Republican Gregg Harper
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, who has represented Mississippi's 3rd congressional district 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 U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2023. The district included Mississippi's Gulf Coast, Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagoula, Laurel and Hattiesburg. ...
, who has represented Mississippi's 4th congressional district since January 2011, is running for re-election.[
]
Democratic primary
Matthew Moore, an honors student at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
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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 2010, chose not to run.
]
Primary results
Republican primary
Cindy Burleson, a political activist;[ Brian Sanderson, a lawyer;]
Primary results
General election
Results
References
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
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Outside spending
at the Sunlight Foundation
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