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.
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District 1
Republican Alan Nunnelee, who has represented Mississippi's 1st congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election. 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.
Brad Morris, an attorney and chief of staff to former 1st district representative Travis Childers, 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.
Danny Bedwell ran as the Libertarian nominee. Jim Bourland ran as the Constitution Party nominee. Chris Potts ran as the Reform Party nominee.
District 2
Democrat Bennie Thompson, who has represented Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993, is running for re-election. Greenville mayor Heather McTeer challenged Thompson in the Democratic primary.
Bill Marcy, who unsuccessfully challenged Thompson as the Republican nominee in 2010, is running again.
Lajena Williams is running as the Reform Party nominee. Cobby Williams, a motivational speaker, is running as an Independent.
District 3
Republican Gregg Harper, who has represented Mississippi's 3rd congressional district since 2009, is running for re-election. Robert Allen, a Tea Party activist, challenged Harper in the Republican primary.
Vicki Slater, an attorney and chairwoman of the Mississippi Association for Justice, is challenging Harper as the Democratic nominee. 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.
John "Luke" Pannell is running as the Reform Party nominee.
District 4
Republican Steven Palazzo, who has represented Mississippi's 4th congressional district since January 2011, is running for re-election. Cindy Burleson, a political activist; and Ron Vincent, a Tea Party activist and retired engineer, challenged Palazzo in the Republican primary. State Senator Chris McDaniel; Brian Sanderson, a lawyer; and state Senator Michael Watson were rumored to have considered seeking the Republican nomination but chose not to.
Matthew Moore, an honors student at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 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.
Ron Williams, a businessman and Republican primary candidate for governor in 2011, is running as the Libertarian nominee. Robert Claunch is running as the Reform Party nominee.