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2012Final results

2012 election for West Virginia Senate District 11

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Clark Barnes (R) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Margaret Kerr Beckwith (D) by 31.0 points.

Clark BarnesRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.5%24,571
34.5%12,941
37,512 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+5.32006D+26.62008D+19.62010R+31.02012R+11.22014R+2.12016

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