2012 general · November 6, 2012
2012 West Virginia election results
Every race on West Virginia's ballot in the 2012 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races90
Changed party0
Unopposed27%24 races
Incumbents defeated7
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | Mitt Romney (R) | 26.8 |
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | Joe Manchin, III (D) | 24.1 |
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | Earl Ray Tomblin (D) | 5.0 |
U.S. House
D 1 · R 2
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV-1 | David B. McKinley (R) | 25.0 | |
| WV-2 | Shelley Moore Capito (R) | 39.5 | |
| WV-3 | Nick J. Rahall II (D) | 8.0 |
West Virginia State Senate
D 11 · R 6
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Jack Yost (D) | 14.7 | |
| SD-2 | Jeffrey V. Kessler (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Donna J. Boley (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | Mitch B. Carmichael (R) | 5.4 | |
| SD-5 | Robert H. Plymale (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Bill Cole (R) | 6.6 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-7 | Art Kirkendoll (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | Chris Walters (R) | 5.6 | |
| SD-9 | Daniel Hall (D) | 7.3 | |
| SD-10 | William R. Laird IV (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Clark Barnes (R) | 31.0 | |
| SD-12 | Doug Facemire (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Roman W. Prezioso Jr. (D) | 26.3 | |
| SD-14 | Bob Williams (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | Craig P. Blair (R) | 61.5 | |
| SD-16 | Herb Snyder (D) | 7.8 | |
| SD-17 | Corey Palumbo (D) | Unopposed |
West Virginia House of Delegates
D 54 · R 46
West Virginia
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab