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The 2012 West Virginia Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the Secretary of State of West Virginia. It was held concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election, along with elections to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, as well as various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Natalie Tennant easily won re-election to a second term.West Virginia https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2012/results/states/west-virginia.html 2024-03-04 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 As of 2026, this is the last time a Democrat was elected Secretary of State of West Virginia.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Natalie Tennant, incumbent secretary of stateMetroNews 2012-10-29 She's Running For Reelection While Running An Election https://wvmetronews.com/2012/10/29/shes-running-for-reelection-while-running-an-election/ 2024-03-04 WV MetroNews en-US
Results
Democratic primary resultsWV SOS - Elections - Election Results - Online Data Services https://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=8&county=Statewide 2024-03-04 apps.sos.wv.gov
Natalie Tennant (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 171,471 100.0%
171,471 100.0%
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Brian Savilla, state representativeHerald-Dispatch The 2012-01-26 Candidates completing primary filing https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/recent_news/candidates-completing-primary-filing/article_17b3d794-be5d-5c6b-8e93-dc7d9915f2fc.html 2024-03-04 The Herald-Dispatch en
Results
Republican primary results
Brian Savilla Republican Party (United States) 82,334 100.0%
82,334 100.0%
General election
Results
2012 West Virginia Secretary of State electionWV SOS - Elections - Election Results - Online Data Services https://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2012&eid=13&county=Statewide 2024-03-04 apps.sos.wv.gov
Natalie Tennant (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 398,463 62.40%
Brian Savilla Republican Party (United States) 240,080 37.60%
638,543 100.0%
Democratic Party (United States)
By congressional district
Tennant won all 3 congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans.https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2013/07/09/1220127/-Daily-Kos-Elections-2012-election-results-by-congressional-and-legislative-districts Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts Daily Kos 17 May 2024
District Tennant Savilla RepresentativeWest Virginia 1 1st 64% 36%David McKinleyWest Virginia 2 2nd 60% 40%Shelley Moore CapitoWest Virginia 3 3rd 64% 36%Nick Rahall
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