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 and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate.

District 1
Republican Alan Nunnelee, who has represented Mississippi's 1st congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.

Nominee

 * Alan Nunnelee, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Robert Estes, owner of Estes Grading and Trucking
 * Henry Ross, former mayor of Eupora and candidate for this seat in 2010

Nominee

 * Brad Morris, attorney and former chief of staff to former representative Travis Childers

Withdrawn

 * Mark DuVall, former state Representative

Nominee

 * Chris Potts

Nominee

 * Danny Bedwell

Nominee

 * Jim Bourland

District 2
Democrat Bennie Thompson, who had represented Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993, ran for re-election.

Nominee

 * Bennie Thompson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Heather McTeer, Mayor of Greenville

Nominee

 * Bill Marcy, nominee for this seat in 2010

Nominee

 * Lajena Williams

Independents

 * Cobby Williams, motivational speaker

District 3
Republican Gregg Harper, who has represented Mississippi's 3rd congressional district since 2009, ran for re-election.

Nominee

 * Gregg Harper, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Robert Allen, Tea Party activist

Nominee

 * Crystal Biggs

Nominee

 * John "Luke" Pannell

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

District 4
Republican Steven Palazzo, who has represented Mississippi's 4th congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.

Nominee

 * Steven Palazzo, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Cindy Burleson, political activist;
 * Ron Vincent, Tea Party activist and retired engineer

Declined

 * Chris McDaniel, state senator
 * Brian Sanderson, lawyer
 * Michael Watson, state Senator

Nominee

 * Michael Herrington, service manager

Eliminated in primary

 * Jason Vitosky, businessman

Declined

 * Gene Taylor, former U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Robert Claunch

Nominee

 * Ron Williams, businessman and Republican candidate for governor in 2011

Campaign
Herrington dropped out of the race in September 2012 because of his mother's illness and financial concerns. He was replaced as Democratic nominee by Matthew Moore, an honours student at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.