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2010Final results

2010 election for West Virginia Senate District 12

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Joe Minard (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Russell Allen Snyder Sr. (R) by 23.8 points.

Joe MinardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%20,337
38.1%12,506
32,843 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+33.71996D+31.01998D+35.12004D+23.82010D+7.82014D+0.22016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET