2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary

none June 2025 September 2023 2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary West Virginia presidential no 2008 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary 2008 2016 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary 2016 2012 05 08 President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Barack Obama 017dcf Illinois 106,770 59.3% 36 (21) Keith Russell Judd Mugshot.jpg Keith Judd ff8c00 California 73,138 40.7% 0 (15) 2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary election results map by county (vote share).svg County resultsObama: #3caddd 50–55% #26a3d9 55–60% #2293c3 60–65% #1e83ae 65–70% #1b7298 70–75% #176282 75–80%Judd: #dd953c 50–55% #d98826 55–60% #c37b22 60–65% NC OR 36 pledged delegates to the 2012 Democratic National Convention The 2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary was held on May 8, 2012 as part of the 2012 Democratic presidential primaries. Incumbent president Barack Obama ran virtually unopposed for renomination, although several minor candidates challenged Obama in a handful of state contests, including West Virginia. Barack Obama won the primary against virtually unknown convicted felon and perennial candidate Keith Judd by a roughly 19-point margin, a relatively narrow victory that received national attention and was explained with Obama's general unpopularity in West Virginia.Weiner Rachel 2012-05-09 Why felon Keith Judd did so well against Obama in West Virginia https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/why-felon-keith-judd-did-so-well-against-obama-in-west-virginia/2012/05/09/gIQA7GwtCU_blog.html 2021-02-18 Washington Post en-USInmate Polls Well Against Obama In West Virginia Primary https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/05/09/152326121/inmate-polls-well-against-obama-in-west-virginia-primary 2021-02-18 NPR.org en Procedure West Virginia was given a 20% pledged delegate bonus due to the primary being held during Stage 3 of the primary season.Democratic Detailed Delegate Allocation – 2012 http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/D-Alloc.phtml#WV-BONUS 2021-01-22 www.thegreenpapers.com In total, the state was allocated 47 delegates to the Democratic National Convention: 36 were allocated based on the results of the primary, with the other 11 being unpledged superdelegates. In order to qualify for delegates, a candidate must receive at least 15% of the vote statewide or in at least one congressional district. 12 of West Virginia's delegates were allocated based on the statewide popular vote, consisting of eight at-large delegates and four pledged PLEOs (party leaders and elected officials). Each of West Virginia's three congressional districts were allotted eight pledged delegates. Results Judd would have won 15 delegates for the Democratic National Convention but he had not registered any delegates before the primary election to fill the spots, and so all delegates went to Obama. Vote summary of the 2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primaryWV SOS – Elections – Election Results – Online Data Services https://services.sos.wv.gov/apps/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=8&county=Statewide 2021-01-14 services.sos.wv.gov January 16, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210116000140/https://services.sos.wv.gov/apps/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=8&county=Statewide deadCandidateVotePledgeddelegatesWest Virginia Democratic Delegation 2012 http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/WV-D 2021-01-14 www.thegreenpapers.com#%Barack Obama106,77059.3536 (21)Keith Russell Judd73,13840.650 (15)Total valid votes179,908100%36 Vote by county +CountyBarack ObamaKeith JuddTotal votes castVotes%Votes%Barbour96457.79%70442.21%1,668Berkeley2,84371.70%1,12228.30%3,965Boone2,21048.42%2,35451.58%4,564Braxton1,35756.31%1,05343.69%2,410Brooke2,23159.83%1,49840.17%3,729Cabell5,04970.10%2,15429.90%7,203Calhoun53153.53%46146.47%992Clay73947.96%80252.04%1,541Doddridge16957.68%12442.32%293Fayette3,10459.26%2,13440.74%5,238Gilmer64348.09%69451.91%1,337Grant16968.70%7731.30%246Greenbrier2,61560.06%1,73939.94%4,354Hampshire92453.50%80346.50%1,727Hancock2,38258.80%1,66941.20%4,051Hardy91542.13%1,25757.87%2,172Harrison4,81663.07%2,82036.93%7,636Jackson1,92168.24%89431.76%2,815Jefferson2,50677.68%72022.32%3,226Kanawha12,36071.94%4,82028.06%17,180Lewis1,08154.29%91045.71%1,991Lincoln1,38847.23%1,55152.77%2,939Logan2,31544.54%2,88355.46%5,198Marion5,15660.92%3,30739.08%8,463Marshall2,36259.48%1,60925.66%3,971Mason1,73164.45%95535.55%2,686McDowell1,53952.40%1,39847.60%2,937Mercer2,49450.26%2,46849.74%4,962Mineral94057.21%70342.79%1,643Mingo1,97439.76%2,99160.24%4,965Monongalia4,60868.24%2,14531.76%6,753Monroe73661.54%46038.46%1,196Morgan63775.12%21124.88%848Nicholas1,82052.30%1,66047.70%3,480Ohio2,90268.17%1,35531.83%4,257Pendleton64852.26%59247.74%1,240Pleasants52459.95%35040.05%874Pocahontas87457.54%64542.46%1,519Preston1,10856.91%83943.09%1,947Putnam2,65366.96%1,30933.04%3,962Raleigh3,40151.93%3,14848.07%6,549Randolph2,10550.71%2,04649.29%4,151Ritchie27356.76%20843.24%481Roane90372.53%34227.47%1,245Summers1,01155.46%81244.54%1,823Taylor1,14756.89%86943.11%2,016Tucker56147.50%62052.50%1,181Tyler28361.39%17838.61%461Upshur99466.67%49733.33%1,491Wayne2,45655.95%1,93444.05%4,390Webster86345.71%1,02554.29%1,888Wetzel1,49054.24%1,25745.76%2,747Wirt38551.68%36048.32%745Wood3,86864.14%2,16335.86%6,031Wyoming1,09243.15%1,43956.85%2,531Total106,77059.35%73,13840.65%179,908 References West Virginia Democratic presidential primary Category:West Virginia Democratic primaries