2012Final results
2012 election for West Virginia Senate District 4
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Mitch B. Carmichael (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Michael Bright (D) by 5.4 points.
Mitch B. CarmichaelRepublican · winner
52.7%20,951
Michael BrightDemocrat
47.3%18,815
39,766 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET