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.

6 November 2012 General State Certified List and Write-In Candidates from the West Virginia Secretary of State.

6 November 2012 General Election returns from the West Virginia Secretary of State.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 5 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2012
  Elected Republican 417,655 62.27% former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney
(5 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan

FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141
  Candidate Democratic 238,269 35.53% President Barack Hussein Obama
Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.

FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987
  Candidate Libertarian 6,302 0.94% former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson
Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray

FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585
  Candidate Mountain 4,406 0.66% Jill E. Stein
Vice President: Cheri Honkala

FEC P20003984; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,005,788; Dsb $1,093,022
  Candidate No Party Affiliation 3,806 0.57% Randall A. Terry
FEC P20002424; 26 Nov 12; Tot $485,868; Dsb $466,394
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution) 119 0.02% former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.
FEC P20004685; 26 Nov 12; Tot $202,258; Dsb $202,253
  Candidate Write-in 33 0.00% Santa Claus
FEC P20005146; 15 Oct 12; Tot $180; Dsb $167
  Candidate Write-in; (Peace And Freedom) 31 0.00% Roseanne Cherri Barr
FEC P20002804; 26 Nov 12; Tot $56,337; Dsb $53,474
  Candidate Write-in; (Justice Party) 12 0.00% former Salt Lake City Mayor Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson
FEC P20004263; 31 Dec 11; Tot $7,954; Dsb $10,084
  Candidate Write-in; (American Third Position) 11 0.00% Merlin Lloyd Miller
FEC P20004693; 30 Sep 12; Tot $3,778; Dsb $3,778
  Candidate Write-in 8 0.00% Robert Brown
  Candidate Write-in; (America's Party) 5 0.00% Thomas "Tom" Hoefling
FEC P20005260
  Candidate Write-in 3 0.00% Cam Ray Lemley
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Paul Chehade
FEC P20002580
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% David Michael Crosby
FEC P20003869
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 1 0.00% John Albert Dummett, Jr.
FEC P20002499
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Richard Austin Duncan
FEC P20005252
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 1 0.00% Dennis Jerome Knill
FEC P20002218; 31 Oct 12; Tot $1,089; Dsb $1,208
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 1 0.00% Erin Kent Magee
FEC P20002648; 26 Nov 12; Tot $68; Dsb $5,458
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Rick L. Rogers
FEC P20005179
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Jerry Leon Carroll
FEC P00000679; 18 Nov 12; Tot $160; Dsb $160
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Stephen Gaylord Durham
Freedom Socialist

FEC P20004651; 31 Dec 12; Tot $38,295; Dsb $38,295
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Darrell Hykes
FEC P20002903; 30 Sep 12; Tot $478; Dsb $918
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Nelson Keyton, Jr.
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Dean Daniel Morstad
FEC P20004172; 26 Nov 12; Tot $11,372; Dsb $11,371
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Barbara Ann K. "Barb" Prokopich
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Platt Allen Robertson
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Cecil James Roth
FEC P20003836; 07 Nov 12; Tot $10,100; Dsb $5,049
  Candidate Write-in; (Americans Elect) 0 0.00% Joseph Charles "Average Joe" Schriner
FEC P00003962; 06 Dec 12; Tot $7,677; Dsb $8,636
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Beverly Simmons-Miller
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 0 0.00% Sheila Telles "Samm" Tittle
FEC P20002630
Total 670,667 100.00%  

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
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
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
  Elected Democratic 399,939 60.57% Senator Joe Manchin, III
FEC S0WV00090; 26 Nov 12; Tot $4,718,470; Dsb $3,567,166
  Candidate Republican 240,787 36.47% John Reeves Raese
FEC S4WV00084; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,604,193; Dsb $1,574,349
  Candidate Mountain 19,517 2.96% Bob Henry Baber
FEC S2WV00070
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution)     Jeff Becker
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic)     Sheirl Lee Fletcher
8 May 2012: Lost Democratic Primary

FEC S8WV00101
Total 660,243 100.00%  
 

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
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Shelley Moore Capito
26 November 2012: Announced candidacy

FEC H0WV02138; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,379,589; Dsb $1,355,291

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
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
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
  Elected Democratic 335,468 50.49% Governor Earl Ray Tomblin
  Candidate Republican 303,291 45.64% William Joseph "Bill" Maloney
  Candidate Mountain 16,791 2.53% Jesse Johnson
  Candidate Libertarian 8,936 1.34% David Moran
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution)     Phil Hudok
  Candidate Write-in     Frankie Rocchetti
  Candidate Write-in     Barbara Lynn Spurlock
Total 664,486 100.00%  

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
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 8 May 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 133,809 62.48% Congressman David Bennett McKinley
FEC H0WV01072; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,137,065; Dsb $1,320,903
  Candidate Democratic 80,342 37.52% Susan Carol "Sue" Thorn
FEC H2WV01094; 26 Nov 12; Tot $186,197; Dsb $163,291
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution)     Lou Manley
Total 214,151 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Shelley Moore Capito
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 8 May 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 158,206 69.77% Congressman Shelley Moore Capito
FEC H0WV02138; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,379,589; Dsb $1,355,291
  Candidate Democratic 68,560 30.23% Howard Francis Swint
FEC H4WV02023; 26 Nov 12; Tot $6,924; Dsb $4,071
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution)     Jerry Franklin
Total 226,766 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Nick Joe Rahall, II
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 8 May 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 108,223 53.99% Congressman Nick Joe Rahall, II
FEC H6WV04057; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,356,929; Dsb $1,694,649
  Candidate Republican 92,214 46.01% state Delegate Richard Ray "Rick" Snuffer
FEC H4WV03047; 26 Nov 12; Tot $595,147; Dsb $592,627
Total 200,437 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

Seat up for election Democratic Secretary of State Natalie Ethel Tennant
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 8 May 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 398,223 62.39% Secretary of State Natalie Ethel Tennant
  Candidate Republican 240,090 37.61% state Delegate Brian Curtis Savilla
Total 638,313 100.00%  

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
  Elected Republican 329,854 51.24% Patrick James Morrisey
  Candidate Democratic 313,830 48.76% Attorney General Darrell Vivian McGraw, Jr.
Total 643,684 100.00%  

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

Seat up for election Democratic Treasurer Johnny Duane "John" Perdue
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 8 May 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 348,237 55.40% Treasurer Johnny Duane "John" Perdue
  Candidate Republican 280,316 44.60% state Senator William Michael "Mike" Hall
Total 628,553 100.00%  

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

Seat up for election Democratic Auditor Glen Bertrum Gainer, III
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 8 May 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 355,610 57.40% Auditor Glen Bertrum Gainer, III
  Candidate Republican 263,959 42.60% former state Delegate Larry Victor Faircloth
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution)     John Klayton Miller
Total 619,569 100.00%  

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) **
  Elected Democratic 316,591 51.59% state Senator Walter Dolph "Walt" Helmick
  Candidate Republican 297,088 48.41% Kent Leonhardt
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution)     Betty Quintana
  Candidate Write-in     Carl Andrew Waggoner
Total 613,679 100.00%  
 

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, 13 candidates
  Republican: 2 incumbents, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 7 candidates
  Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
  America's Party: 1 candidate
  American Third Position: 1 candidate
  Americans Elect: 1 candidate
  Justice Party: 1 candidate
  Mountain (affiliate of Green): 3 candidates
  Peace And Freedom: 1 candidate
Independents
  No Party Affiliation: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 36 candidates
 
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.


 


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