Mississippi 2011 Off-Year Election

The Green Papers: Mississippi 2011 Off-Year Election

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Mississippi
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 2 August 2011
Second Primary (Runoff): Gov (D), Treasurer (R): Tuesday 23 August 2011
General: Tuesday 8 November 2011

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2000 Census:	2,852,927	(1.01% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:	6	(1.12% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	4	(0.92% of 435)
2010 Census:	2,978,240	(0.96% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	6	(1.12% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	4	(0.92% of 435)
Capital:	Jackson
Tuesday 2 August 2011 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 23 August 2011 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 8 November 2011 polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CST (0100 UTC).

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Mississippi State and Local Government

Mississippi 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in a partisan primary, the two top vote-getters proceed to a runoff. The candidate who receives the most votes in the runoff (aka second primary) shall be nominated as a Party's candidate for the office.

To win a State-based statewide office in the General election, a candidate must receive 50% or more of the vote and carry 62 or more of the 122 House districts. Otherwise, the House chooses between the top two vote-getters in January.

2 August 2011 Primary Election: Qualifying Candidates.

2 August 2011
MISSISSIPPI primary
Results from AP, WAPT, WTVA.
Clarion Ledger article regarding Precincts report problems.

8 November 2011
MISSISSIPPI General Election
Results from a media source.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator Roger F. Wicker • Appointed 31 December 2007 to fill the vacancy caused by the 18 December 2007 resignation of Senator Trent Lott. First elected in a special election: 4 November 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

		*Republican*			*Senator Roger F. Wicker* • FEC S8MS00196; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,856,400; Dsb $232,928

Class 2		Republican	Senator Thad Cochran • First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

Open		Republican	Governor Haley Reeves Barbour • First elected: 2003; re-elected: 2007 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair

		Republican	516,422	61.11%	Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant

		Democratic	328,651	38.89%	Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny L. DuPree • Received 43% in the 2 August 2011 Primary. Proceeds to 23 August 2011 runoff. Won the Tuesday 23 August 2011 Second Primary (Runoff) with 55% of the vote.
Total			845,073	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011

Open		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant • First elected: 2007 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011 • Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2011

		Republican	610,105	80.27%	Treasurer Tate Reeves

		Reform	149,969	19.73%	Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill
Total			760,074	100.00%

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Republican (3 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Patrick Alan "Alan" Nunnelee • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*			*Congressman Patrick Alan "Alan" Nunnelee* • FEC H0MS01043; 30 Sep 11; Tot $441,850; Dsb $221,347
		Republican			former Eupora mayor Henry Ross

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Bennie G. Thompson • First elected in Special Election, 13 April 1993, re: resignation of Congressman Mike Espy, 21 January 1993 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic			Greenville Mayor Heather Dale McTeer Hudson • FEC H2MS02120; 30 Sep 11; Tot $63,192; Dsb $56,103
		*Democratic*			*Congressman Bennie G. Thompson* • FEC H4MS02068; 30 Sep 11; Tot $411,284; Dsb $442,842

		Independent			Cobby Mondale Williams • 29 July 2011: Filed with the FEC as a Democrat. 14 November 2011: Filed with the FEC as an Independent. • FEC H2MS02138; 30 Sep 11; Tot $4,730; Dsb $0

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Gregg Harper • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*			*Congressman Gregg Harper* • FEC H8MS03067; 30 Sep 11; Tot $254,185; Dsb $137,096

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Steven McCarty Palazzo • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*			*Congressman Steven McCarty Palazzo* • FEC H0MS04120; 30 Sep 11; Tot $424,985; Dsb $213,554

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011

		Republican	Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2011 • First elected: 2007 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011 • Renominated - 2 August 2011 Primary

		Republican			Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011

		Democratic	Attorney General Jim Hood • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2011 • First elected: 2003; re-elected: 2007 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011 • Renominated - 2 August 2011 Primary

		Democratic	505,478	60.79%	Attorney General Jim Hood

		Republican	326,056	39.21%	former Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Stephen B. "Steve" Simpson
Total			831,534	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011

Open		Republican	Treasurer Tate Reeves • First elected: 2003; re-elected: 2007 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011 • Open Seat - Running for Lieutenant Governor in 2011.

		Republican	485,854	58.83%	Lynn Fitch • Received 37% in the 2 August 2011 Primary. Proceeds to 23 August 2011 runoff. Won the Tuesday 23 August 2011 Second Primary (Runoff) with 53% of the vote.

		Democratic	314,895	38.13%	Ocean Springs Mayor Connie Moran

		Reform	25,091	3.04%	Shawn O'Hara • Ran for and lost the Democratic Primary, now running as Reform.
Total			825,840	100.00%

Auditor of Public Accounts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011

		Republican	Auditor of Public Accounts Stacey E. Pickering • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2011 • First elected: 2007 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011 • Renominated - 2 August 2011 Primary

		Republican	565,168	75.58%	Auditor of Public Accounts Stacey E. Pickering

		Reform	182,562	24.42%	Ashley Norwood
Total			747,730	100.00%

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011

Open		Republican	Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Lester Spell, Jr. • First elected as a Democrat: 1995; re-elected: 1999, 2003; re-elected: 2007 as a Republican • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011 • Open Seat - Retiring in 2011.

		Republican	468,234	57.08%	state Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith

		Democratic	331,642	40.43%	Joel Gill

		Reform	20,383	2.48%	Cathy L. Toole
Total			820,259	100.00%

Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011

		Republican	Insurance Commissioner Michael Jackson "Mike" Chaney • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2011 • First elected: 2007 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011 • Renominated - 2 August 2011 Primary

		Republican	510,227	62.07%	Insurance Commissioner Michael Jackson "Mike" Chaney

		Democratic	284,098	34.56%	Louis Fondren

		Reform	27,700	3.37%	Barbara Dale Washer
Total			822,025	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 7 candidates
	• Republican: 12 incumbents, 13 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Reform (affiliates): 5 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.