2012 West Virginia Senate election

2012 West Virginia Senate elections
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17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate; 18 seats needed for a majority
Democratic 50–60% 60–70% >90%	Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Senate President before election; Jeff Kessler; Democratic	Elected Senate President ; Jeff Kessler; Democratic

The 2012 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect members to the 81st and 82nd Legislatures; held concurrently with the presidential, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and gubernatorial elections.^[1] State senate seats in West Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms. 17 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election. While Republican candidate for president Mitt Romney won the state in the presidential election by over 26 points, the Democratic Party won over 60% of the vote for state senate candidates, though they lost 3 seats.^[2] As of 2023, this is the last state senate election in which Democrats won a majority of seats.

Summary of the 2012 West Virginia Senate election results^[3]
Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats
Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Before^[2] 80th Leg.	Up	Won	After^[2] 81th Leg.	+/–
	Democratic	16	352,746	61.7	28	14	11	25	3
	Republican	11	219,193	38.3	6	3	6	9	3
Total			571,939	100%	34	17		34

Popular vote

Democratic			61.7%
Republican			38.3%

Seats won

Democratic			64.7%
Republican			35.3%

Total senate seats

Democratic			73.5%
Republican			26.5%

SD 1

2012 West Virginia SD 1 general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Yost (incumbent)	22,642	57.4
	Republican	Pat McGeehan	16,833	42.6
Total votes			39,475	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 2

2012 West Virginia SD 2 general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeffrey V. Kessler (incumbent)	29,422	100.0
Total votes			29,422	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 3

2012 West Virginia SD 3 general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donna Boley (incumbent)	33,458	100.0
Total votes			33,458	100.0
	Republican hold

SD 4

2012 West Virginia SD 4 general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch Carmichael	20,951	52.7
	Democratic	Mike Bright	18,815	47.3
Total votes			39,766	100.0
	Republican hold

SD 5

2012 West Virginia SD 5 general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Plymale (incumbent)	28,090	100.0
Total votes			28,090	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 6

Mark Wills was redistricted from the 10th district after the 2010 Census.

2012 West Virginia SD 6 general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Cole	28,090	63.3
	Democratic	Mark Wills (incumbent)	16,307	36.7
Total votes			44,397	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

SD 7

2012 West Virginia SD 7 general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Art Kirkendoll	25,955	100.0
Total votes			25,955	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 8

2012 West Virginia SD 8 general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Walters	19,242	52.8
	Democratic	Joshua Martin	17,184	47.2
Total votes			36,426	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

SD 9

2012 West Virginia SD 9 general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Hall	18,502	53.7
	Republican	Epp Cline	15,970	46.3
Total votes			34,472	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 10

William Laird IV was redistricted from the 11th district after the 2010 Census.

2012 West Virginia SD 10 general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Laird IV (incumbent)	26,819	100.0
Total votes			26,819	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 11

Clark Barnes was redistricted from the 15th district after the 2010 Census.

2012 West Virginia SD 11 general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Clark Barnes (incumbent)	24,571	65.5
	Democratic	Margaret Beckwith	12,941	34.5
Total votes			37,512	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

SD 12

2012 West Virginia SD 12 general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Douglas Facemire (incumbent)	29,173	100.0
Total votes			29,173	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 13

2012 West Virginia SD 13 general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roman W. Prezioso, Jr. (incumbent)	23,211	63.1
	Republican	Casey Mayer	13,549	36.9
Total votes			36,760	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 14

2012 West Virginia SD 14 general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Williams (incumbent)	27,690	100.0
Total votes			27,690	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 15

2012 West Virginia SD 15 general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Blair	28,766	80.8
	Democratic	Daniel Litten	6,847	19.2
Total votes			35,613	100.0
	Republican hold

SD 16

2012 West Virginia SD 16 general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herb Snyder (incumbent)	20,764	53.9
	Republican	Jim Ruland	17,763	46.1
Total votes			38,527	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 17

Corey Palumbo was redistricted from the 8th district after the 2010 Census.

2012 West Virginia SD 17 general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Corey Palumbo (incumbent)	28,384	100.0
Total votes			28,384	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

^ Barnes, Clark (2016). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 93 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 780–87. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Barnes, Clark (2016). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 93 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 511. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Barnes, Clark (2016). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 93 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 798–802. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

[1] Barnes, Clark (2016). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 93 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 780–87. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

[BeforeAndAfter-2] Barnes, Clark (2016). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 93 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 511. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

[Results-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r Barnes, Clark (2016). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 93 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 798–802. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

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