The Green Papers: West Virginia 2012 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 8 May 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:1,859,815 (0.60% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:5(0.93% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:3(0.69% of 435)
2000 Census:1,813,077 (0.64% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:5(0.93% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:3(0.69% of 435)
Capital:Charleston
Tuesday 8 May 2012 polling hours 6:30a EDT (1030 UTC) to 7:30p EDT (2330 UTC).
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 6:30a EST (1130 UTC) to 7:30p EST (0030 UTC).
 

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West Virginia State and Local Government

West Virginia 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

8 May 2012 returns from an official source.

 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1
Seat up for election		 Democratic Senator  Joe Manchin, III
• First elected in a special election to a partial term to fill the vacancy caused by the 28 June 2010 death of Senator Robert C. Byrd (Democratic): 2 November 2010. He replaces Senator Carte P. Goodwin (Democrat) who had been appointed by Governor Joe Manchin (Democratic) to temporarily fill the vacancy until the special election.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 8 May 2012 Primary
    Democratic     Sheirl Lee Fletcher - lost primary
• FEC S8WV00101
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Joe Manchin, III
• FEC S0WV00090; 31 Dec 11; Tot $2,067,321; Dsb $408,130
  Candidate Republican     John Reeves Raese
• FEC S4WV00084; 31 Dec 11; Tot $14,923; Dsb $19,324
 

In 2012 there will be 2 elections for this Senate Class 1 seat-- both held on 6 November 2012- the date of the General Election. The candidate who wins the 6 November 2012 special election will serve from November 2012 until January 2013. The candidate who wins the regular election will serve from January 2013 until January 2019. Reference: West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant's Statement On Procedure To Fill Vacant Senate Seat.

Class 2 Democratic Senator John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller, IV
• First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
Chair up for election Democratic Governor  Earl Ray Tomblin
• Ascended to the Governor's chair as acting Governor when Governor Joe Manchin, III resigned to take office as a U.S. Senator: 15 November 2010. First elected in a Special Election: 4 October 2011.
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
• Renominated - 8 May 2012 Primary
elected in Special Election: Tuesday 4 October 2011.
Next regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
    Democratic     Arnold "Arne" Moltis - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Earl Ray Tomblin
    Republican     Ralph William "Bill" Clark - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     William Joseph "Bill" Maloney
  Candidate Constitution     Phil Hudok
  Candidate Libertarian     David Moran
112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Republican (2 Renominated);
1 Democratic (1 Renominated)
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  David Bennett McKinley
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 8 May 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Susan Carol "Sue" Thorn
• FEC H2WV01094; 31 Dec 11; Tot $31,198; Dsb $13,852
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  David Bennett McKinley
• FEC H0WV01072; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,305,199; Dsb $285,625
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Shelley Moore Capito
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 8 May 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
    Democratic     Dugald Andrew Brown - lost primary
• FEC H2WV02134
    Democratic     William Daniel McCann, Jr. - lost primary
• FEC H2WV02142
  Candidate Democratic     Howard Francis Swint
• FEC H4WV02023
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Shelley Moore Capito
• FEC H0WV02138; 31 Dec 11; Tot $923,278; Dsb $434,314
    Republican     Michael Gary Davis - lost primary
• FEC H2WV02159
    Republican     state Delegate  Jonathan Ryan Miller - lost primary
• FEC H2WV02126; 31 Dec 11; Tot $10,065; Dsb $5,492
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3
Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Nick Joe Rahall, II
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 8 May 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Nick Joe Rahall, II
• FEC H6WV04057; 31 Dec 11; Tot $576,984; Dsb $231,119
    Republican     Lee Allen Bias - lost primary
• FEC H0WV03102
    Republican     William Mathews "Bill" Lester, Jr. - lost primary
• FEC H2WV03074
  Candidate Republican     state Delegate  Richard Ray "Rick" Snuffer
• FEC H4WV03047
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
Seat up for election Democratic Secretary of State  Natalie Ethel Tennant
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 8 May 2012 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Natalie Ethel Tennant
  Candidate Republican     state Delegate Brian Curtis Savilla
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
Seat up for election Democratic Attorney General  Darrell Vivian McGraw, Jr.
• First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 8 May 2012 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Darrell Vivian McGraw, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Patrick James Morrisey
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
Seat up for election Democratic Treasurer  Johnny Duane "John" Perdue
• First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 8 May 2012 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Treasurer  Johnny Duane "John" Perdue
    Republican     Stephen Robert "Steve" Connolly - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  William Michael "Mike" Hall
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
Seat up for election Democratic Auditor  Glen Bertrum Gainer, III
• First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Renominated - 8 May 2012 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Auditor  Glen Bertrum Gainer, III
  Candidate Republican     former state Delegate Larry Victor Faircloth
Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Gus R. Douglass
• First elected: 1964; re-elected: 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984. Unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate in 1988. Elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Open Seat - 17 May 2011: Commissioner Douglass, 84, announced he will not seek re-election in 2012.
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Walter Dolph "Walt" Helmick
    Democratic     Joseph Allen "Joe" Messineo - lost primary
    Democratic     Assistant Agriculture Commissioner Stephen Blair "Steve" Miller - lost primary
    Democratic     Sarah Thorndike "Sally" Shepherd - lost primary
    Democratic     Deputy State Agriculture Commissioner Robert Carter "Bob" Tabb - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     Kent Leonhardt
  Candidate Write-in     Carl Andrew Waggoner
 
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 9 incumbents, 10 candidates
 • Republican: 2 incumbents, 10 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
 • Mountain (affiliate of Green)
 • Right to Life
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Write-in: 1 candidate
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • Constitution of West Virginia
Election Authority
 • West Virginia Secretary of State
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • West Virginia Legislature
Democratic
 • West Virginia Democratic Legislative Council
 • West Virginia Democratic Party
Republican
 • West Virginia Republican Party
Third Party
 • Constitution Party of West Virginia
 • Constitution Party of West Virginia
 • Libertarian Party of West Virginia
 • West Virginia Mountain Party
 • West Virginians for Life
Media & others
 • Bluefield Daily Telegraph
 • Braxton Citizens' News - Sutton
 • Charleston Daily Mail
 • Charleston Newspapers
 • Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
 • DC's Political Report - West Virginia
 • Hampshire Review - Romney
 • Hinton News
 • Keyser Mineral Daily News-Tribune
 • Mountain Messenger - Lewisburg
 • Politics1.com - West Virginia
 • The Charleston Gazette
 • The Dominion Post - Morgantown
 • The Herald-Dispatch - Huntington
 • The Inter-Mountain - Elkins
 • The Lincoln Journal - Hamlin
 • The Logan Banner
 • The Morgan Messenger - Berkeley Springs
 • The Parkersburg News & Sentinel
 • The Register Herald - Beckley
 • The State Journal - Charleston
 • The Times - Fairmont
 • The Wayne County News
 • The Weston Democrat
 • WBOY TV - NBC - Clarksburg, Fairmont, Morgantown
 • WDTV TV - CBS - Bridgeport
 • Weirton Daily Times
 • West Virginia Blue
 • West Virginia Metro News - Charleston
 • Wheeling News-Register & Intelligencer
 • WSAZ TV - NBC - Charleston, Huntington
 

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  U.S. Senate Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Gubernatorial Popular Vote by Party  
  U.S. House Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Close Contests Summary - Decision by 2% or less  
  Contests Where No Candidate Received a Majority  
 
2012 Primaries and Runoffs for Statewide offices/Congress
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History
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