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West Virginia's 2012 general elections were held on November 6, 2012. Primary elections were held on May 8, 2012.

Federal

Senate

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, was re-elected, defeating token opposition in the primary, and then perennial candidate John Raese, a businessman and four-time Republican nominee for the Senate (including a challenge to Manchin in 2010), with 61% of the vote.^[1]

House of Representatives

1st congressional district

Republican incumbent David McKinley, who has represented the 1st district since 2011, easily won re-election, defeating Sue Thorn, a "community organizer", receiving 62% of the vote.

2nd congressional district

Republican incumbent Shelley Moore Capito, who has represented the 2nd district since 2001, easily won re-election.^[2] She defeated Michael Davis and state Delegate Jonathan Miller in the Republican primary.^[3] and then Howard Swint, a union official, receiving 70% of the vote.^[4]

3rd congressional district

Democratic incumbent Nick Rahall, who has represented the 3rd district since 1993 (and previously represented the 4th district from 1977 to 1993) won reelection in a close race (by the standard of that district, where many counties have not elected a Republican to any office in over 80 years), defeating State Delegate Rick Snuffer, who unsuccessfully challenged Rahall as the Republican nominee in 2004, with only 54% of the vote.^[4]

State

Constitutional officers

Governor

Incumbent Democratic Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, who has held the position since 2010, won a full term in his own right, defeating Bill Maloney, a businessman who ran as the Republican nominee in the aforementioned 2011 special election. and two minor party candidates, winning 50% of the vote to 46%, with the minor party candidates receiving the remainder.

The results give automatic ballot access for the next four years to both the Mountain Party, (a "green" party); and the Libertarian Party, as ballot access is based on getting 1% of the vote for governor.

Attorney General

Democratic incumbent Darrell McGraw was defeated by Patrick Morrisey, a lawyer specializing in health care matters, 51% to 49%.

West Virginia Attorney General Republican primary results, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Morrisey	82,747	100.00%
Total votes			82,747	100.00%

West Virginia Attorney General Democratic primary results, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darrell McGraw Jr. (incumbent)	166,643	100.00%
Total votes			166,643	100.00%

West Virginia Attorney General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Morrisey	329,854	51.24%
	Democratic	Darrell McGraw Jr. (incumbent)	313,830	48.76%
Total votes			643,684	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Secretary of State

Democratic incumbent Natalie Tennant, was re-elected easily, receiving 62% of the vote over state delegate Brian Savilla. She received by far the most votes of any statewide candidate.

West Virginia Secretary of State Democratic primary results, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Natalie Tennant (incumbent)	171,471	100.00%
Total votes			171,471	100.00%

West Virginia Secretary of State Republican primary results, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Savilla	82,334	100.00%
Total votes			82,334	100.00%

West Virginia Secretary of State General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Natalie Tennant (incumbent)	398,463	62.40%
	Republican	Brian Savilla	240,080	37.60%
Total votes			638,543	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Treasurer

Democratic incumbent John Perdue, won reelection over State Senate Minority Leader Mike Hall.

West Virginia Treasurer Democratic primary results, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Perdue (incumbent)	160,104	100.00%
Total votes			160,104	100.00%

West Virginia Treasurer Republican primary results, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Hall	49,433	55.57%
	Republican	Stephen R. "Steve" Connolly	39,512	44.43%
Total votes			88,945	100.00%

West Virginia Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Perdue (incumbent)	348,267	55.41%
	Republican	Mike Hall	280,316	44.59%
Total votes			628,583	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Auditor

Democratic incumbent Glen Gainer III, won re-election over former state Delegate Larry Faircloth.^[5]

West Virginia State Auditor Democratic primary results, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Glen Gainer III (incumbent)	158,163	100.00%
Total votes			158,163	100.00%

West Virginia State Auditor Republican primary results, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry V. Faircloth	81,917	100.00%
Total votes			81,917	100.00%

West Virginia State Auditor General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Glen Gainer III (incumbent)	355,610	57.40%
	Republican	Larry V. Faircloth	263,959	42.60%
Total votes			619,569	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Commissioner of Agriculture

Democratic incumbent Gus Douglass, who has held the position of state Agriculture Commissioner since 1993 (and previously held the position from 1965 to 1989), decided to retire.^[6]

State Senator Walt Helmick sought and received the Democratic nomination to succeed Douglass. He defeated Joe Messineo, a former agricultural field supervisor for the state Department of Agriculture and the USDA; Steve Miller, an assistant state Agriculture Commissioner; Sally Shepherd, a farmer; and, Bob Tabb, the deputy state Agriculture Commissioner and former state Delegate.^[7]

Kent Leonhardt, a farmer and retired Marine lieutenant colonel, received the Republican nomination.^[8] Mike Teets, a cattleman who unsuccessfully challenged Douglass in 2008, has planned to run but dropped out of the race in February 2012.^[9]

Helmick defeated Leonhardt with 52% of the vote.^[10]

West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Democratic primary results, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walt Helmick	59,376	32.88%
	Democratic	Sally Shephard	44,454	24.62%
	Democratic	Steve Miller	39,130	21.68%
	Democratic	Joe Messineo	24,613	13.63%
	Democratic	Bob Tabb	12,976	7.19%
Total votes			180,549	100.00%

West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walt Helmick	316,591	51.59%
	Republican	Kent Leonhardt	297,088	48.41%
Total votes			613,679	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Legislature

State Senate

17 of the 34 members of the West Virginia Senate were up for election. The state Senate consisted of 28 Democrats and 6 Republicans. This was the first election after the redistricting following the 2010 Census.

Democrats won 11 of the 17 races. With the carryover seats the Democrats retained control of the State Senate 23 to 11.

State House of Delegates

All 100 members of the West Virginia House of Delegates were up for election. The state House previously consisted of 65 Democrats and 35 Republicans. This likewise was the first election following the redistricting, with the House districts changed more than those of the Senate. Democrats won only 55 of the 100 races, making the new balance of power 55–45, the best showing for Republicans since the party shift of 1932.^[11]

Supreme Court

Two seats were up for election on the state Supreme Court of Appeals. The electoral system requires voters to "vote for no more than two" in a single election, rather than electing each seat separately. Both seats were held by Democrats.

Justice Robin Jean Davis, who was first elected in 2000, ran for re-election, while Justice Thomas McHugh, kept his pledge to not seek a full term. McHugh had previously served on the court from 1980 to 1997, and was appointed and then elected to an unexpired term in 2008.

Davis faced Wood County Circuit Judge J.D. Beane; Letitia Neese Chafin, a lawyer and wife of state Senator H. Truman Chafin; Louis Palmer, a Supreme Court clerk; H. John "Buck" Rogers, a lawyer; and, Greenbrier County Circuit Judge Jim Rowe, in the Democratic primary. Chafin and Davis received the Democratic nomination.^[12]

Allen Loughry, a law clerk for Democrat Supreme Court Justice Margaret Workman, and Jefferson County Circuit Judge John Yoder sought and received the Republican nomination as they were the only two Republican candidates in the primary.

Davis was re-elected, while Allen Loughry was elected to his first term in office. With the election of Loughry, the court has two elected Republicans sitting on the bench for the first time since 1940.^[10]

References

^ "Election Results". wvmetronews.com.
^ "Filing For Congress". West Virginia MetroNews. January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
^ "WVa US Rep Shelley Moore Capito overcomes rare GOP primary challenge in bid for 7th term". Associated Press. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b "US House Election Results". wvmetronews.com.
^ "Faircloth Planning". journal-news.net.
^ Kabler, Phil (May 17, 2011). "After decades as ag commissioner, Douglass won't seek re-election". The Charleston Gazette. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
^ Poe, Misty (April 29, 2012). "Agriculture primary has five Democrats". Times West Virginian. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
^ "Republicans name Kent Leonhardt to Ag Commissioner ballot". State Journal. February 28, 2012. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
^ Rivard, Ry (February 10, 2012). "Teets, sole Republican in primary, drops out of agriculture commission race: state GOP scrambling for candidate". Charleston Daily Mail. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Show Election Results". www.wvmetronews.
^ "Show Results". wvmetronews.com.
^ Taylor, Zac (May 8, 2012). "Davis, Chafin win Supreme Court nominations". The Charleston Gazette. Retrieved August 6, 2012.

External links

Elections Division at the West Virginia Secretary of State
West Virginia at Ballotpedia
West Virginia judicial elections, 2012 at Judgepedia
West Virginia 2012 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets
West Virginia Congressional Races in 2012 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets
Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation

[1] "Election Results". wvmetronews.com.

[metro_news-2] "Filing For Congress". West Virginia MetroNews. January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2012.

[3] "WVa US Rep Shelley Moore Capito overcomes rare GOP primary challenge in bid for 7th term". Associated Press. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.

[wvmetronews.com-4] "US House Election Results". wvmetronews.com.

[5] "Faircloth Planning". journal-news.net.

[6] Kabler, Phil (May 17, 2011). "After decades as ag commissioner, Douglass won't seek re-election". The Charleston Gazette. Retrieved August 6, 2012.

[7] Poe, Misty (April 29, 2012). "Agriculture primary has five Democrats". Times West Virginian. Retrieved August 6, 2012.

[8] "Republicans name Kent Leonhardt to Ag Commissioner ballot". State Journal. February 28, 2012. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.

[9] Rivard, Ry (February 10, 2012). "Teets, sole Republican in primary, drops out of agriculture commission race: state GOP scrambling for candidate". Charleston Daily Mail. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2012.

[ReferenceA-10] "Show Election Results". www.wvmetronews.

[11] "Show Results". wvmetronews.com.

[cg_supreme-12] Taylor, Zac (May 8, 2012). "Davis, Chafin win Supreme Court nominations". The Charleston Gazette. Retrieved August 6, 2012.

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 ====Treasurer====
 Democratic incumbent [[John Perdue]], won reelection over [[West Virginia Senate|State Senate Minority Leader]] [[Mike Hall (West Virginia politician)|Mike Hall]].
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 Democratic incumbent [[Glen Gainer III]], won re-election over former state Delegate [[Larry V. Faircloth|Larry Faircloth]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faircloth Planning |url=http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/590003/Faircloth-planning-run-for-2nd-D---.html |website=journal-news.net}}</ref>
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