2012 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06 )
United States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Republican Democratic Last election 2 1 Seats won 2 1 Seat change Popular vote 384,253 257,101 Percentage 59.91% 40.09% Swing
District results County results Republican
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
The2012 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the threeU.S. representatives fromWest Virginia , one from each of the state's threecongressional districts . Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the113th Congress from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennialpresidential election . ASenate election was also held on that date, during which incumbentJoe Manchin won re-election. As of 2025[update]
District Republican Democratic Total Result Votes % Votes % Votes % District 1 133,809 62.48% 80,342 37.52% 214,151 100.0% Republican hold District 2 158,206 69.77% 68,560 30.23% 226,766 100.0% Republican hold District 3 92,238 46.02% 108,199 53.98% 200,437 100.0% Democratic hold Total 384,253 59.91% 257,101 40.09% 641,354 100.0%
Popular vote Republican
59.91% Democratic
40.09%
House seats Republican
66.67% Democratic
33.33%
In August 2011, theWest Virginia Legislature passed aredistricting plan which would make only minor changes to the state'scongressional districts . Under the new map,Mason County is moved from the 2nd district to the 3rd district, while the 1st district is unchanged.[ 1] Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed the map into law on August 18.[ 2]
Republican David McKinley , who has representedWest Virginia's 1st congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.[ 3]
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican David McKinley (incumbent) 36,107 100.0 Total votes 36,107 100.0
Sue Thorn, former community organizer[ 4] [ 5] Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Sue Thorn 49,203 100.0 Total votes 49,203 100.0
RepublicanShelley Moore Capito , who has representedWest Virginia's 2nd congressional district since 2001, ran for reelection.[ 16] [ 3]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent) 35,088 83.0 Republican Jonathan Miller 4,711 11.1 Republican Michael Davis 2,495 5.9 Total votes 42,294 100.0
Howard Swint, commercial property leasing manager and opinion writer Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Dugald Brown, IT specialist William McCann, slot machine technician[ 3] Thornton Cooper, lawyer[ 18] Democratic primary results[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Howard Swint 22,563 48.3 Democratic William McCann 13,668 29.2 Democratic Dugald Brown 10,514 22.5 Total votes 46,745 100.0
2012 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election County resultsRahall: 50–60% 60–70%Snuffer: 50–60%
DemocratNick Rahall , who had representedWest Virginia's 3rd congressional district since 1993, ran for reelection.[ 5]
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Nick Rahall (incumbent) 66,745 100.0 Total votes 66,745 100.0
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