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2012Final results

2012 election for West Virginia Senate District 1

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Jack Yost (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Pat McGeehan (R) by 14.7 points.

Jack YostDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%22,661
Pat McGeehanRepublican
42.6%16,850
39,511 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+39.92006D+20.52008D+17.22010D+14.72012R+3.52014R+2.12016

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