2012 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

none February 2026 September 2023 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia West Virginia legislative no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia 2014 All 3 West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives 2012 11 06 Republican Party (United States) 2 2 384,253 59.91% 4.88% Democratic Party (United States) 1 1 257,101 40.09% 4.21% 250px District results 250px County results Republican #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Democratic #86b6f2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the three U.S. representatives from West Virginia, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 113th Congress from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. A Senate election was also held on that date, during which incumbent Joe Manchin won re-election. 2025, this is the last time that a Democrat won a U.S. House seat in West Virginia. 2 Overview DistrictRepublicanDemocraticTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 133,809 62.48% 80,342 37.52% 214,151 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 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 #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 59.91 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 40.09House seats #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 66.67 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 33.33 Redistricting In August 2011, the West Virginia Legislature passed a redistricting plan which would make only minor changes to the state's congressional districts. Under the new map, Mason County is moved from the 2nd district to the 3rd district, while the 1st district is unchanged.http://www.rollcall.com/news/only_minor_tweaks_made_to_new_west_virginia_map-208075-1.html Only Minor Tweaks Made to New West Virginia Map August 8, 2011 August 10, 2011 Roll Call Joshua Miller Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed the map into law on August 18.http://www.rollcall.com/news/governor_signs_new_west_virginia_map-208223-1.html Governor Signs New West Virginia Map August 18, 2011 August 18, 2011 Roll Call Joshua Miller District 1 2012 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election West Virginia presidential no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 1 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 1 2014 x150px File:David McKinley Official (alt crop).jpg David McKinley Republican Party (United States) 133,809 62.5% File:3x4.svg Sue Thorn Democratic Party (United States) 80,342 37.5% 2012 WV-01 election results.svg 250px County resultsMcKinley: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Representative David McKinley Republican Party (United States) David McKinley Republican Party (United States) Republican David McKinley, who has represented West Virginia's 1st congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.http://www.wvmetronews.com/news.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=50576 Filing For Congress January 27, 2012 January 27, 2012 West Virginia MetroNewsAugust 2024 InternetArchiveBot yes Republican primary Candidates Nominee David McKinley, incumbent U.S. Representative Primary results Republican primary results David McKinley (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 36,107 100.0 36,107 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Sue Thorn, former community organizerhttp://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/554726/Thorn-announces-bid-to-unseat-McKinley.html Thorn announces bid to unseat McKinley December 2, 2011 December 15, 2011 The Parkersburg News and Sentinelhttp://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2012/01/wva-candidates-file-congress-state-offices/2146846 W.Va. candidates file for Congress, state offices January 28, 2012 January 29, 2012 The Washington Examiner Associated Press Lawrence MessinaApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Declined Tim Manchin, state delegate and cousin of U.S. Senator Joe Manchinhttp://timeswv.com/local/x594870790/Candidates-begin-filing-for-2012-ballot Candidates begin filing for 2012 ballot January 10, 2012 January 10, 2012 Times West Virginian Katie Wilson Alan Mollohan, former U.S. Representativehttps://www.politico.com/story/2010/12/mollohan-weighs-2012-comeback-046044 Alan Mollohan weighs 2012 comeback December 7, 2010 July 19, 2011 Politico Alex Isenstadt Mike Oliverio, former state senator and nominee for this seat in 2010http://blogs.wvgazette.com/squawkbox/2011/09/06/oliverio-to-try-again/ Oliverio to try again September 6, 2011 September 6, 2011 The Charleston Gazette Alison Knezevich https://web.archive.org/web/20110924035707/http://blogs.wvgazette.com/squawkbox/2011/09/06/oliverio-to-try-again/ September 24, 2011 dead mdy-all Primary results Democratic primary results Sue Thorn Democratic Party (United States) 49,203 100.0 49,203 100.0 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/house/charts/race-ratings The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races Cookpolitical.com November 5, 2012 November 6, 2012Safe R November 5, 2012 RothenbergSafe R November 2, 2012 Roll CallSafe R November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball https://web.archive.org/web/20230420175527/https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2012-house/ April 20, 2023 , 2012 11 05 us onSafe R November 5, 2012 NY TimesSafe R November 4, 2012RCPSafe R November 4, 2012The HillSafe R November 4, 2012 Results West Virginia's 1st congressional district, 2012 David McKinley (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 133,809 62.5 Sue Thorn Democratic Party (United States) 80,342 37.5 214,151 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 2 2012 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election West Virginia presidential no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 2 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 2 2014 x150px File:Shelley moore capito (cropped).jpg Shelley Moore Capito Republican Party (United States) 158,206 69.8% File:3x4.svg Howard Stint Democratic Party (United States) 68,560 30.2% 2012 WV-02 election results.svg 250px County resultsCapito: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% U.S. Representative Shelley Moore Capito Republican Party (United States) Shelley Moore Capito Republican Party (United States) Republican Shelley Moore Capito, who has represented West Virginia's 2nd congressional district since 2001, ran for reelection.WVa US Rep Shelley Moore Capito overcomes rare GOP primary challenge in bid for 7th term http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3009a07fd299494da45ce8ec0fabb7d3/WV-WVa-Primary-2nd-District-GOP/ 14 May 2012 Associated Press 8 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120516195706/http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3009a07fd299494da45ce8ec0fabb7d3/WV-WVa-Primary-2nd-District-GOP/ 16 May 2012 dead dmy-all Republican primary Candidates Nominee Shelley Moore Capito, incumbent U.S. Representative Eliminated in primary Michael Davis, retired school teacher Jonathan Miller, state delegatehttp://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/561155/Miller-announces-congressional-bid.html Miller announces congressional bid May 11, 2011 July 19, 2011 The Journal Jenni Vincent https://web.archive.org/web/20110825051814/http://journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/561155/Miller-announces-congressional-bid.html August 25, 2011 dead mdy-all Primary results Republican primary results Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 35,088 83.0 Jonathan Miller Republican Party (United States) 4,711 11.1 Michael Davis Republican Party (United States) 2,495 5.9 42,294 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Howard Swint, commercial property leasing manager and opinion writer Eliminated in primary Dugald Brown, IT specialist William McCann, slot machine technician Declined Thornton Cooper, lawyerhttp://wvgazette.com/News/201201130134 Phil Kabler: Perfect plan revisited January 14, 2012 January 17, 2012 The Charleston Gazette Phil Kabler Primary results Democratic primary resultshttp://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=8&county=Statewide Statewide Results May 27, 2012 Secretary of State of West Virginia June 21, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190621171010/http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=8&county=Statewide dead Howard Swint Democratic Party (United States) 22,563 48.3 William McCann Democratic Party (United States) 13,668 29.2 Dugald Brown Democratic Party (United States) 10,514 22.5 46,745 100.0 General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 5, 2012 RothenbergSafe R November 2, 2012 Roll CallSafe R November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 5, 2012 NY TimesSafe R November 4, 2012RCPSafe R November 4, 2012The HillSafe R November 4, 2012 Results West Virginia's 2nd congressional district, 2012 Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 158,206 69.8 Howard Swint Democratic Party (United States) 68,560 30.2 226,766 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 3 2012 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election West Virginia presidential no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 3 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 3 2014 x150px File:Nick Rahall.jpg Nick Rahall Democratic Party (United States) 108,223 53.9% File:3x4.svg Rick Snuffer Republican Party (United States) 92,214 46.0% 2012 West Virginias 3rd congressional district election results by county.svg 230px County resultsRahall: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Snuffer: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Representative Nick Rahall Democratic Party (United States) Nick Rahall Democratic Party (United States)Democrat Nick Rahall, who had represented West Virginia's 3rd congressional district since 1993, ran for reelection. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Nick Rahall, incumbent U.S. Representative Primary results Democratic primary results Nick Rahall (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 66,745 100.0 66,745 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Rick Snuffer, state delegate and nominee for this seat in 2004http://atr.rollcall.com/west-virginia-nick-rahall%E2%80%99s-2004-gop-foe-is-running-again/ West Virginia: Nick Rahall's 2004 GOP Foe Is Running Again January 30, 2012 January 31, 2012 Roll Call Joshua Miller Abby Livingston https://web.archive.org/web/20120202082130/http://atr.rollcall.com/west-virginia-nick-rahall%e2%80%99s-2004-gop-foe-is-running-again/ February 2, 2012 dead mdy-all Eliminated in primary Lee Bias Bill Lester Primary results Republican primary results Rick Snuffer Republican Party (United States) 12,359 53.4 Lee Bias Republican Party (United States) 6,671 28.8 Bill Lester Republican Party (United States) 4,104 17.8 23,134 100.0 General election Endorsements Rick Snuffer (R) Organizations National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" ProgramCANDIDATES http://gopyoungguns.com/candidates gopyoungguns.com 16 January 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20130101110717/http://gopyoungguns.com/candidates 1 January 2013 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/house/charts/race-ratings The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races Cookpolitical.com November 5, 2012 November 6, 2012Likely D November 5, 2012 Rothenberghttp://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com November 2, 2012 November 4, 2012Safe D November 2, 2012 Roll Call, 2012 11 04 us onLikely D November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallLikely D November 5, 2012 NY TimesHouse Race Ratings, The New York Times, 2012 11 04 us onLean D November 4, 2012RCP, 2012 11 04 us onLikely D November 4, 2012The HillHouse Ratings https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/race-ratings/107735-the-hills-house-ratings-democrats-chances-for-seats-have-dimmed/ The Hill November 4, 2012 November 3, 2012 Likely D November 4, 2012 Results West Virginia's 3rd congressional district, 2012WV SOS - Election Results Center - State And County Election Results http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=13&county=Statewide West Virginia Secretary of State Elections Results Center April 1, 2013 November 10, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131110175208/http://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=13&county=Statewide dead Nick Rahall (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 108,199 54.0 Rick Snuffer Republican Party (United States) 92,238 46.0 200,437 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) References External links Elections Division at the West Virginia Secretary of State United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 2012 at Ballotpedia West Virginia U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in West Virginia from OpenSecrets Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation West Virginia 2012 United States House