2012 West Virginia Senate elections
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17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate 18 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Leader | Jeff Kessler | Mike Hall | Party | Democratic | Republican | Leader since | 2010 | 2010 | Leader's seat | SD 2 | SD 4 | Seats before | 28 | 6 | Seats after | 25 | 9 | Seat change | 3 | 3 | Popular vote | 352,746 | 219,193 | Percentage | 61.7% | 38.3% | Seats up | 14 | 3 | Seats won | 11 | 6 | |
Winner by party Margin of victory Holds and gains Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican hold Democratic 50–60% 60–70% >90% | Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |
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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 |
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
SD 2
SD 3
SD 4
SD 5
SD 6
Mark Wills was redistricted from the 10th district after the 2010 Census.
SD 7
SD 8
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.
SD 11
Clark Barnes was redistricted from the 15th district after the 2010 Census.
SD 12
SD 13
SD 14
SD 15
SD 16
SD 17
Corey Palumbo was redistricted from the 8th district after the 2010 Census.
See also
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.
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