The 2012 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 6, 2012, alongside the 2012 U.S. presidential election, other elections to the

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in other states, as well as elections to the

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and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator

Roger Wicker Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Mississippi, in office since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, Wicker previously served as a member of the ...

won re-election to his first full term, while Albert N. Gore (no relation to former U.S. Vice President

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) was the Democratic nominee.

Background

Former U.S. representative

was appointed by Governor

Haley Barbour Haley Reeves Barbour (born October 22, 1947) is an American attorney, politician, and lobbyist who served as the 63rd governor of Mississippi from 2004 to 2012. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as chairman of the Republican ...

after then-incumbent

Trent Lott Chester Trent Lott Sr. (born October 9, 1941) is an American lawyer, author, and politician. A former United States Senator from Mississippi, Lott served in numerous leadership positions in both the United States House of Representatives and the ...

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.

defeated former Mississippi Governor

Ronnie Musgrove David Ronald Musgrove (born July 29, 1956) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from January 16, 1996 to January 11, 2000 and as the 62nd Governor of Mississippi from January ...

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

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veteran * Robert Maloney *

, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Albert N. Gore, Jr. chairman of the

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Democratic Party * Will Oatis, Afghan War veteran and Independent candidate for governor in 2011 before dropping out * Roger Weiner, member of the

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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 (

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), employee of

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* Shawn O'Hara (Reform), former chairman of the Reform Party of the United States of America and perennial candidate

Predictions

Results

References

External links

Elections Division
from the Mississippi secretary of state
Campaign contributions
at

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Outside spending
at the Sunlight Foundation
Candidate issue positions
at On the Issues
League of Women Voters on Albert N. Gore Jr.
;Official campaign websites (Archived)
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Thomas Cramer for U.S. Senate
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Background

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Predictions

Results

See also

References

External links