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Voters in Mississippi elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the November 6, 2012 elections.

Incumbent Roger Wicker (R) won re-election on November 6, 2012.^[1]

Candidate Filing Deadline	Primary Election	General Election
January 13, 2012	March 13, 2012	November 6, 2012

Primary: Mississippi has an open primary system, meaning any registered voter can vote in any party's primary.

Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by February 11. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6.^[2]

See also: Mississippi elections, 2012

Incumbent: The election will fill the Class 1 Senate seat, which is currently held by Roger Wicker (R). First appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2007, Wicker is running for re-election in 2012.

Candidates

Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals will be added when official election results are certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.
General election candidates

Albert N. Gore

Roger Wicker Incumbent

Thomas Cramer

Shawn O'Hara

March 6, 2012 primary results

Election results

General election

U.S. Senate, Mississippi, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Roger Wicker Incumbent	57.2%	709,626
	Democratic	Albert N. Gore, Jr.	40.6%	503,467
	Constitution	Thomas Cramer	1.2%	15,281
	Reform	Shawn O'Hara	1.1%	13,194
Total Votes				1,241,568
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Race background

Republican incumbent Roger Wicker, first appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2007, is seeking re-election in 2012. Wicker easily won the March 14th Republican primary election with nearly 90 percent of the vote. He will face Democratic primary victor Albert N. Gore and two third party candidates - Constitution Party nominee Thomas Cramer and Reform Party nominee Shawn O'Hara - in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Competitiveness

According to an analysis of the 2012 Senate elections published in The New York Times, Mississippi is rated as solid Republican, in favor of the incumbent, heading into the general election.^[7]

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

U.S. Senate, Mississippi Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Albert Gore	56.8%	49,157
Will Oatis	18.8%	16,300
Roger Weiner	24.4%	21,131
Total Votes		86,588

Republican Primary

U.S. Senate-Mississippi Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Roger Wicker Incumbent	89.2%	254,669
E. Allen Hathcock	4.2%	12,094
Robert Maloney	6.6%	18,822
Total Votes		285,585

Race rating

Cook Political Report

Each month the Cook Political Report releases race ratings for President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House (competitive only) and Governors. There are seven possible designations: ^[8]

     Solid Democratic
     Likely Democratic
     Lean Democratic

Tossup

     Lean Republican
     Likely Republican
     Solid Republican

Cook Political Report Race Rating -- Mississippi Senate
Month	Rating
November 1, 2012^[9]
October 4, 2012^[10]
September 13, 2012^[11]
August 21, 2012^[12]
July 12, 2012^[13]
May 31, 2012^[14]
May 10, 2012^[15]
March 22, 2012^[16]
March 1, 2012^[17]
January 26, 2012^[18]
December 22, 2011^[19]
December 1, 2011^[20]

Election history

2008

On November 4, 2008, Roger Wicker won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Ronnie Musgrove (I) in the general election to fill an unexpired term.^[21]

U.S. Senate General Election, Mississippi, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Roger Wicker Incumbent	55%	683,409
	Independent	Ronnie Musgrove	45%	560,064
Total Votes				1,243,473

On November 4, 2008, Thad Cochran won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Erik Fleming (D) in the general election.^[22]

U.S. Senate General Election, Mississippi, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Thad Cochran Incumbent	61.4%	766,111
	Democratic	Erik Fleming	38.6%	480,915
Total Votes				1,247,026

Campaign donors

Roger Wicker

Roger Wicker (2012) Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly^[23]	March 31, 2012	$2,105,711.37	$173,841.00	$(240,355.07)	$2,039,197.30
			Running totals
			$173,841	$(240,355.07)

Albert N. Gore, Jr.

Campaign donor information is not yet available.^[24]

Thomas Cramer

Campaign donor information is not yet available.^[25]

Shawn O'Hara

Campaign donor information is not yet available.^[26]

References

[0] ABC News "2012 General Election Results"

[1] Mississippi Secretary of State "2012 Elections Calendar," Accessed July 25, 2012

[pr-2] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Clarksdale Press Register "Weiner files paperwork for Senatorial run against Wicker," Accessed January 5, 2012

[sh-3] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Sun Herald "Fields fill up for Mississippi congressional races" Accessed January 16, 2012

[4] Real Clear Politics "Wicker, 3 congressmen clear Miss. primary hurdles" March 13, 2012

[5] Real Clear Politics "Wicker, 3 congressmen clear Miss. primary hurdles" March 13, 2012

[6] The New York Times, "2012 Senate race ratings," accessed September 17, 2012

[7] Cook Political Report "Our Accuracy," Accessed December 12, 2011

[8] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," November 1, 2012

[9] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," October 4, 2012

[10] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," September 13, 2012

[11] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," August 21, 2012

[12] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," July 12, 2012

[13] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," May 31, 2012

[14] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," May 10, 2012

[15] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," March 22, 2012

[16] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," March 1, 2012

[17] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," January 26, 2012

[18] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 27, 2011

[19] Cook Political Report "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 1, 2011

[20] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"

[21] U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008" Accessed November 3, 2011

[22] Federal Election Commission "Roger Wicker April Quarterly," Accessed July 2, 2012

[23] FEC "Reports Images," Accessed July 9, 2012

[24] FEC "Reports Images," Accessed July 9, 2012

[25] FEC "Reports Images," Accessed July 9, 2012

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United States Senate elections in Mississippi, 2012

Candidates

Democratic Primary

Republican primary

Constitution Primary

Reform Primary

Election results

General election

Race background

Competitiveness

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Republican Primary

Race rating

Cook Political Report

Election history

2008

Campaign donors

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Albert N. Gore, Jr.

Thomas Cramer

Shawn O'Hara

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