2012 United States Senate election in Mississippi

none March 2026 December 2017 2012 United States Senate election in Mississippi Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg presidential no 2008 United States Senate special election in Mississippi 2008 (special) November 6, 2012 2018 United States Senate election in Mississippi 2018 59.7% (voting eligible)http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout_2012G.html 2012 General Election Turnout Rates George Mason University Dr. Michael McDonald February 9, 2013 April 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130424003112/http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout_2012G.html April 24, 2013 dead mdy-all File:SenatorRogerWicker(R-MS).jpg 150x150px Roger Wicker Republican Party (United States) 709,626 57.16% 2012 United States Senate election in Mississippi results map by county.svg 170px County results Wicker: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Gore: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% U.S. Senator Roger Wicker Republican Party (United States) Roger Wicker Republican Party (United States) 3x4.svg Albert N. Gore Democratic Party (United States) 503,467 40.55% 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, 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 82-year-old Albert N. Gore (possibly distantly related to former U.S. Vice President Al Gore)https://grist.org/election-2012/al-gore-running-for-senate-on-green-platform/ Al Gore running for Senate on green platform March 14, 2012 https://www.businessinsider.com/al-gore-wins-mississippi-senate-primpary-2012-3?r=US&IR=T Will the Real al Gore Please Stand Up? Business Insider https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/starkvilledailynews/name/col-albert-gore-obituary?id=56905257 Retired Col. Albert N. Gore Jr. Starkville Daily News December 3, 2024 was the Democratic nominee. 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 would be up for re-election in 2012. Republican primary Candidates E. Allen Hathcock, Tea Party activist and Army veteranhttp://www.sunherald.com/2012/01/13/3684844/fields-fill-up-for-mississippi.html Fields fill up for Mississippi congressional races January 13, 2012 January 16, 2012 Sun Herald Associated Press Jeff Amy https://web.archive.org/web/20120117054705/http://www.sunherald.com/2012/01/13/3684844/fields-fill-up-for-mississippi.html January 17, 2012 dead mdy-all http://picayuneitem.com/local/x1704536227/Saturday-noon-is-last-chance-to-register-to-vote-in-March-13-primaries Saturday noon is last chance to register to vote in March 13 primaries February 10, 2012 February 19, 2012 Picayune Item David A. Farrell https://archive.today/20130104165431/http://picayuneitem.com/local/x1704536227/Saturday-noon-is-last-chance-to-register-to-vote-in-March-13-primaries January 4, 2013 dead Robert Maloney Roger Wicker, incumbent U.S. senator Results Republican primary resultshttp://www.sos.ms.gov/page.aspx?s=7&s1=1&s2=106 2012 Republican Primary Results March 23, 2012 March 29, 2012 Secretary of State of Mississippi https://web.archive.org/web/20130223080808/http://www.sos.ms.gov/page.aspx?s=7&s1=1&s2=106 February 23, 2013 dead mdy-all Roger Wicker (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 254,936 89.17 Robert Maloney Republican Party (United States) 18,857 6.6 Allen Hathcock Republican Party (United States) 12,106 4.23 285,899 100 Democratic primary Candidates Albert N. Gore Jr. chairman of the Oktibbeha County Democratic Partyhttp://yallpolitics.com/index.php/yp/post/31070/ And They're Off! January 4, 2012 January 16, 2012 Y'all Politics Frank Corder March 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120323181025/http://yallpolitics.com/index.php/yp/post/31070/ dead Will Oatis, Afghan War veteran and Independent candidate for governor in 2011 Roger Weiner, member of the Coahoma County Board of Supervisorshttp://www.pressregister.com/news/article_4b3d7fb8-3ba3-11e1-8005-0019bb2963f4.html Weiner will make senatorial run January 10, 2012 January 16, 2012 Clarksdale Press Register Matt Killebrew https://web.archive.org/web/20160313222513/http://www.pressregister.com/news/article_4b3d7fb8-3ba3-11e1-8005-0019bb2963f4.html March 13, 2016 dead Results thumb|170px|Results by county Map legend #584cde Gore—70–80% #6674de Gore—60–70% #7996e2 Gore—50–60% #a5b0ff Gore—40–50% #309a30 Weiner—70–80% #78e478 Weiner—40–50% #ff5c00 Oatis—70–80% #ff9955 Oatis—50–60% #ffb380 Oatis—40–50% #d2b1d9 Tie—40–50% Democratic primary resultshttp://www.sos.ms.gov/page.aspx?s=7&s1=1&s2=107 2012 Democratic Primary Results March 23, 2012 March 29, 2012 Secretary of State of Mississippi https://web.archive.org/web/20120501005910/http://www.sos.ms.gov/page.aspx?s=7&s1=1&s2=107 May 1, 2012 dead mdy-all Albert Gore Democratic Party (United States) 49,157 56.77 Roger Weiner Democratic Party (United States) 21,131 24.4 Will Oatis Democratic Party (United States) 16,300 18.83 86,588 100 General election Candidates Thomas Cramer (Constitution), employee of Ingalls Shipbuildinghttp://picayuneitem.com/local/x594869122/Congressional-candidates-campaign-here-cite-reasons-for-running Congressional candidates campaign here, cite reasons for running January 7, 2012 January 16, 2012 Picayune Item David A. Farrellhttp://lamarcounty.wdam.com/news/news/47524-912-project-hattiesburg-hosts-forum-conservative-candidates https://archive.today/20120716204839/http://lamarcounty.wdam.com/news/news/47524-912-project-hattiesburg-hosts-forum-conservative-candidates dead July 16, 2012 912 Project Hattiesburg hosts forum for conservative candidates January 19, 2012 February 19, 2012 WDAM-TV Albert Gore (D), chairman of the Oktibbeha County Democratic Party Shawn O'Hara (Reform), former chairman of the Reform Party of the United States of America and perennial candidatehttp://www.wlox.com/story/17151827/wicker-triumphs-in-ms-gop-us-senate-primary Wicker triumphs in MS GOP US Senate primary March 13, 2012 March 14, 2012 WLOX Roger Wicker (R), incumbent U.S. Senator Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report2012 Senate Race Ratings for November 1, 2012 https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings/139117 The Cook Political Report September 20, 2018 August 29, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180829035855/https://www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings/139117 dead Solid R November 1, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball2012 Senate http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2012-senate/ Sabato's Crystal Ball September 20, 2018 Safe R November 5, 2012 Rothenberg Political Report2012 Senate Ratings http://www.insideelections.com/ratings/senate/2012-senate-ratings-november-2-2012 Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report September 20, 2018 Safe R November 2, 2012 Real Clear Politics2012 Elections Map - Battle for the Senate 2012 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/senate/2012_elections_senate_map.html Real Clear Politics September 20, 2018 Safe R November 5, 2012 background:#cff Hypothetical polling border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:var(--background-color-base); color:var(--color-base); Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror RogerWicker (R) TravisChilders (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling March 24–27, 2011 817 ±3.4% 51% 33% — 15%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling November 4–6, 2011 796 ±3.5% 56% 30% — 13% Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror RogerWicker (R) JimHood (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy Polling March 24–27, 2011 817 ±3.4% 50% 36% — 14%Public Policy Polling November 4–6, 2011 796 ±3.5% 52% 39% — 9% Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror RogerWicker (R) MikeMoore (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy Polling March 24–27, 2011 817 ±3.4% 48% 38% — 14%Public Policy Polling November 4–6, 2011 796 ±3.5% 53% 39% — 8% Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror RogerWicker (R) RonnieMusgrove (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy Polling March 24–27, 2011 817 ±3.4% 52% 35% — 13%Public Policy Polling November 4–6, 2011 796 ±3.5% 58% 33% — 9% Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror RogerWicker (R) GeneTaylor (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy Polling March 24–27, 2011 817 ±3.4% 48% 36% — 17%Public Policy Polling November 4–6, 2011 796 ±3.5% 55% 34% — 11% Results 2012 United States Senate election in Mississippi Republican Party (United States) Roger Wicker (incumbent) 709,626 57.16% +2.20% Democratic Party (United States) Albert Gore 503,467 40.55% -4.49% Constitution Party (United States) Thomas Cramer 15,281 1.23% N/A Reform Party (United States) Shawn O'Hara 13,194 1.06% N/A 1,241,568 100.00% N/A Republican Party (United States) By county Countyhttps://sos.ms.gov/elections/electionresults/2012General/certified%20results/US%20Senate%20-%20Roger%20F%20Wicker.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20230603175744/https://sos.ms.gov/elections/electionresults/2012General/certified%20results/US%20Senate%20-%20Roger%20F%20Wicker.pdf June 3, 2023 live US Senate - Roger F Wicker Hosemann Delbert Delbert Hosemann December 3, 2012 Secretary of State of Mississippi February 9, 2026Roger WickerRepublicanAlbert GoreDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Adams6,05241.69%8,20756.53%2581.78%-2,155-14.84%14,517Alcorn10,41772.13%3,72225.77%3032.10%6,69546.36%14,442Amite4,31557.83%2,95939.66%1872.51%1,35618.17%7,461Attala5,03757.98%3,49240.20%1581.82%1,54517.79%8,687Benton2,01050.64%1,86647.01%932.34%1443.63%3,969Bolivar4,93936.08%8,27760.47%4723.45%-3,338-24.39%13,688Calhoun4,62666.50%2,21631.86%1141.64%2,41034.65%6,956Carroll3,88167.75%1,73830.34%1091.90%2,14337.41%5,728Chickasaw4,22350.86%3,93547.39%1461.76%2883.47%8,304Choctaw2,83568.28%1,23729.79%801.93%1,59838.49%4,152Claiborne84316.48%4,12980.72%1432.80%-3,286-64.24%5,115Clarke4,99662.39%2,72734.05%2853.56%2,26928.33%8,008Clay4,57942.34%6,06756.10%1681.55%-1,488-13.76%10,814Coahoma2,76928.35%6,80769.70%1901.95%-4,038-41.35%9,766Copiah6,44648.06%6,67249.75%2942.19%-226-1.69%13,412Covington5,44059.85%3,38237.21%2682.95%2,05822.64%9,090DeSoto41,91265.05%21,25532.99%1,2631.96%20,65732.06%64,430Forrest16,65956.41%12,05340.81%8202.78%4,60615.60%29,532Franklin2,68661.58%1,57936.20%972.22%1,10725.38%4,362George7,43477.92%1,75118.35%3553.72%5,68359.57%9,540Greene3,88468.74%1,46225.88%3045.38%2,42242.87%5,650Grenada5,85753.53%4,96345.36%1221.11%8948.17%10,942Hancock11,98071.70%4,03724.16%6924.14%7,94347.54%16,709Harrison40,06164.31%20,45232.83%1,7842.86%19,60931.48%62,297Hinds31,18331.15%67,32967.25%1,6011.60%-36,146-36.11%100,113Holmes1,73120.66%6,38976.26%2583.08%-4,658-55.60%8,378Humphreys1,46030.60%3,16966.41%1433.00%-1,709-35.81%4,772Issaquena30643.16%38253.88%212.96%-76-10.72%709Itawamba7,37980.08%1,59317.29%2432.64%5,78662.79%9,215Jackson34,86366.51%16,04330.61%1,5112.88%18,82035.90%52,417Jasper4,23246.52%4,59650.52%2692.96%-364-4.00%9,097Jefferson67316.37%3,30280.34%1353.28%-2,629-63.97%4,110Jefferson Davis2,63139.73%3,71256.06%2794.21%-1,081-16.32%6,622Jones20,08368.05%8,63329.25%7952.69%11,45038.80%29,511Kemper1,98940.69%2,70855.40%1913.91%-719-14.71%4,888Lafayette11,30259.13%7,48139.14%3301.73%3,82119.99%19,113Lamar18,67976.39%5,08520.79%6892.82%13,59455.59%24,453Lauderdale19,11960.40%12,01137.94%5251.66%7,10822.45%31,655Lawrence4,08962.20%2,33635.53%1492.27%1,75326.67%6,574Leake4,86156.75%3,53141.22%1742.03%1,33015.53%8,566Lee23,04366.20%11,22732.26%5361.54%11,81633.95%34,806Leflore3,89233.62%7,46264.46%2231.93%-3,570-30.84%11,577Lincoln10,69765.95%5,18531.96%3392.09%5,51233.98%16,221Lowndes14,06352.81%12,17145.71%3931.48%1,8927.11%26,627Madison29,18860.94%17,93737.45%7731.61%11,25123.49%47,898Marion7,91963.55%4,24734.08%2962.38%3,67229.47%12,462Marshall6,40940.99%8,89456.88%3342.14%-2,485-15.89%15,637Monroe10,02060.35%6,32538.09%2591.56%3,69522.25%16,604Montgomery2,93855.05%2,28942.89%1102.06%64912.16%5,337Neshoba7,72871.25%2,91626.89%2021.86%4,81244.37%10,846Newton6,36766.52%3,05631.93%1491.56%3,31134.59%9,572Noxubee1,64829.03%3,94669.52%821.44%-2,298-40.49%5,676Oktibbeha9,18451.97%8,16346.19%3241.83%1,0215.78%17,671Panola7,47146.39%8,24351.19%3902.42%-772-4.79%16,104Pearl River15,73273.38%4,70221.93%1,0064.69%11,03051.45%21,440Perry3,93570.77%1,40325.23%2223.99%2,53245.54%5,560Pike8,46448.43%8,65349.52%3582.05%-189-1.08%17,475Pontotoc9,63778.58%2,39119.50%2361.92%7,24659.08%12,264Prentiss7,02471.11%2,66526.98%1881.90%4,35944.13%9,877Quitman1,10930.79%2,36865.74%1253.47%-1,259-34.95%3,602Rankin48,64176.73%13,54221.36%1,2111.91%35,09955.37%63,394Scott6,21156.85%4,47440.95%2412.21%1,73715.90%10,926Sharkey83037.10%1,35660.62%512.28%-526-23.51%2,237Simpson7,49262.32%4,28935.68%2402.00%3,20326.65%12,021Smith5,93073.99%1,88123.47%2042.55%4,04950.52%8,015Stone5,30871.93%1,82624.75%2453.32%3,48247.19%7,379Sunflower3,22830.74%6,94566.13%3293.13%-3,717-35.39%10,502Tallahatchie2,62943.93%3,20253.50%1542.57%-573-9.57%5,985Tate7,06958.54%4,72339.11%2832.34%2,34619.43%12,075Tippah6,41871.54%2,36726.39%1862.07%4,05145.16%8,971Tishomingo5,89975.73%1,73322.25%1582.03%4,16653.48%7,790Tunica92322.88%2,94773.05%1644.07%-2,024-50.17%4,034Union8,66977.15%2,39421.30%1741.55%6,27555.84%11,237Walthall3,94855.56%2,85240.14%3064.31%1,09615.42%7,106Warren10,61051.85%9,40945.98%4432.16%1,2015.87%20,462Washington6,11733.90%11,57864.17%3491.93%-5,461-30.26%18,044Wayne5,80257.39%3,96139.18%3463.42%1,84118.21%10,109Webster3,93776.54%1,13322.03%741.44%2,80454.51%5,144Wilkinson1,36330.70%2,90865.50%1693.81%-1,545-34.80%4,440Winston5,24453.80%4,35144.64%1521.56%8939.16%9,747Yalobusha3,39254.06%2,75143.85%1312.09%64110.22%6,274Yazoo5,03747.27%5,31749.90%3022.83%-280-2.63%10,656Totals709,62657.16%503,46740.55%28,4752.29%206,15916.60%1,241,568 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Chickasaw (largest city: Houston) right 170px Swing by county Legend #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 170px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 170px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip See also 2012 United States Senate elections 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi References External links Elections Division from the Mississippi secretary of state Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation Candidate issue positions https://web.archive.org/web/20130217163851/http://senate.ontheissues.org/Senate/Senate.htm#MS February 17, 2013 at On the Issues League of Women Voters on Albert N. Gore Jr. Official campaign websites (archived) Roger Wicker for U.S. Senate Thomas Cramer for U.S. Senate 2012 Mississippi United States Senate