2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for West Virginia Senate District 6
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Bill Cole (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Mark E. Wills (D) by 6.6 points.
Bill ColeRepublican · winner
53.3%18,598
Mark E. WillsDemocrat · incumbent
46.7%16,307
34,905 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