2012 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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 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) was the Democratic nominee.

2012 United States Senate election in Mississippi
November 6, 2012
Turnout59.7% (voting eligible)[1]
 
Nominee Roger Wicker Albert N. Gore
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 709,626 503,467
Percentage 57.2% 40.6%
County Results
Wicker:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Gore:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. senator before election

Roger Wicker
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Roger Wicker
Republican

Elections in Mississippi

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 former Mississippi Governor Ronnie Musgrove with 54.96% of the vote in the special election and will be up for re-election in 2012.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results
Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roger Wicker (incumbent) 254,936 89.17
Republican Robert Maloney 18,857 6.6
Republican Allen Hathcock 12,106 4.23
Total votes 285,899 100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results
County results
Democratic primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Albert Gore 49,157 56.77
Democratic Roger Weiner 21,131 24.4
Democratic Will Oatis 16,300 18.83
Total votes 86,588 100

General election

Candidates

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[11] Solid R November 1, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] Safe R November 5, 2012
Rothenberg Political Report[13] Safe R November 2, 2012
Real Clear Politics[14] Safe R November 5, 2012

Polling

Results
United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2012[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican Roger Wicker (incumbent) 709,626 57.16% +2.20%
Democratic Albert Gore 503,467 40.55% -4.49%
Constitution Thomas Cramer 15,281 1.23% N/A
Reform Shawn O'Hara 13,194 1.06% N/A
Total votes '1,241,568' '100.0%' N/A
Republican hold

See also

References
  1. Dr. Michael McDonald (February 9, 2013). "2012 General Election Turnout Rates". George Mason University. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  2. Amy, Jeff (January 13, 2012). "Fields fill up for Mississippi congressional races". Sun Herald. Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  3. Farrell, David A. (February 10, 2012). "Saturday noon is last chance to register to vote in March 13 primaries". Picayune Item. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  4. "2012 Republican Primary Results". Secretary of State of Mississippi. March 23, 2012. Archived from the original on February 23, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  5. Corder, Frank (January 4, 2012). "And They're Off!". Y'all Politics. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  6. Killebrew, Matt (January 10, 2012). "Weiner will make senatorial run". Clarksdale Press Register. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  7. "2012 Democratic Primary Results". Secretary of State of Mississippi. March 23, 2012. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  8. Farrell, David A. (January 7, 2012). "Congressional candidates campaign here, cite reasons for running". Picayune Item. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  9. "912 Project Hattiesburg hosts forum for conservative candidates". WDAM-TV. January 19, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  10. "Wicker triumphs in MS GOP US Senate primary". WLOX. March 13, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  11. "2012 Senate Race Ratings for November 1, 2012". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  12. "2012 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  13. "2012 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  14. "2012 Elections Map - Battle for the Senate 2012". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  15. http://sos.ms.gov/elections/electionresults/2012General/certified%20results/US%20Senate%20-%20Roger%20F%20Wicker.pdf
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