West Virginia 2012 legislative election results

The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for West Virginia.

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West Virginia State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the West Virginia State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our West Virginia State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state Senate before and after the election:

West Virginia State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	28	24
	Republican Party	6	10
Total		34	34

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 17 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Mark Wills
2. Robert Plymale
3. Corey Palumbo
4. William Laird
5. Douglas Facemire
6. Roman Prezioso
7. Robert Williams, West Virginia Senator
8. Herb Snyder
9. Donna Boley
10. Jack Yost
11. Jeffrey Kessler
12. Art Kirkendoll
13. Clark Barnes

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list displays newly-elected members of the West Virginia State Senate:

Republican

1. Craig Blair
2. Mitch Carmichael
3. Daniel Hall (West Virginia Senator)
4. Chris Walters (West Virginia)
5. Bill Cole (West Virginia)

Open Seat Winners

The following displays a list of candidates who won election in seats where there was no incumbent:

Republican

1. Chris Walters (West Virginia)
2. Mitch Carmichael
3. Craig Blair

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the West Virginia State Senate:

Democratic

1. Robert Plymale
2. Corey Palumbo
3. William Laird
4. Douglas Facemire
5. Roman Prezioso
6. Robert Williams, West Virginia Senator
7. Herb Snyder
8. Jack Yost
9. Art Kirkendoll

Republican

1. Craig Blair
2. Mitch Carmichael
3. Daniel Hall (West Virginia Senator)
4. Chris Walters (West Virginia)
5. Donna Boley
6. Bill Cole (West Virginia)
7. Clark Barnes

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Robert Plymale
2. Corey Palumbo
3. William Laird
4. Douglas Facemire
5. Robert Williams, West Virginia Senator
6. Art Kirkendoll

Republican

1. Craig Blair
2. Donna Boley

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

1. Jeffrey Kessler
2. Daniel Litten

House

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West Virginia State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the West Virginia House of Delegates elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state House before and after the election:

West Virginia House of Delegates
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	65	54
	Republican Party	35	46
Total		100	100

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 100 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. William Romine
2. Lynwood Ireland
3. Everette Anderson
4. Thomas Azinger
5. John Ellem
6. Robert Ashley (West Virginia)
7. Troy Andes
8. Kelli Sobonya
9. Marty Gearheart
10. Joe Ellington
11. Linda Sumner
12. John O'Neal
13. Denny Canterbury Jr.
14. Tim Armstead
15. Ronald Walters
16. Patrick Lane
17. Amanda Pasdon
18. Allen Evans
19. Gary Howell (West Virginia)
20. Ruth Rowan
21. Daryl Cowles
22. Larry D. Kump
23. Walter Duke
24. John Overington
25. Eric Householder
26. Randy Swartzmiller
27. Ronnie Jones (West Virginia)
28. Ryan Ferns
29. Michael Ferro
30. David Pethtel
31. Daniel Poling
32. Brady Paxton
33. Kevin Craig (West Virginia)
34. James Morgan (West Virginia)
35. Dale Stephens
36. Douglas Reynolds
37. Don Perdue
38. Larry Barker (West Virginia)
39. Josh Stowers
40. Harry White
41. Linda Goode Phillips
42. Clifton Moore
43. David Perry (West Virginia)
44. Margaret Staggers
45. John Pino
46. Douglas Skaff Jr.
47. Bonnie Brown
48. Barbara Hatfield (West Virginia)
49. Danny Wells
50. Mark Hunt
51. Nancy Guthrie
52. Meshea Poore
53. Brent Boggs
54. Denise Campbell
55. Margaret Smith (West Virginia legislator)
56. Mary Poling
57. Ronald Fragale
58. Richard Iaquinta
59. Samuel Cann, Sr.
60. Timothy Manchin
61. Michael Caputo
62. Charlene Marshall
63. Barbara Fleischauer
64. Tony Barill
65. Larry Williams (West Virginia)
66. Stanley Shaver
67. Tiffany Lawrence
68. Anna Border
69. Helen Martin
70. Phil Diserio
71. Richard Thompson (West Virginia)
72. Eric Nelson (West Virginia)
73. William Hartman
74. William Hamilton
75. Justin Marcum
76. Erikka Storch
77. David Walker (West Virginia)
78. Linda Longstreth
79. Timothy Miley
80. Rick Moye
81. Rupert Phillips Jr.
82. Michael Manypenny
83. Carol Miller (West Virginia)

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following lists the newly-elected members of the West Virginia House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Ted Tomblin
2. Dana Lynch
3. Isaac Sponaugle
4. Stephen Skinner
5. Adam Young (West Virginia)

Republican

1. Cindy Frich
2. Roy G. Cooper
3. Jason Barrett (West Virginia)
4. Steve Westfall
5. Scott Cadle
6. Larry W. Faircloth
7. Joshua Nelson
8. Randy E. Smith (West Virginia)
9. Suzette Raines
10. George Ambler
11. Danny Hamrick
12. John H. Shott
13. John B. McCuskey
14. Jim Butler (West Virginia)
15. Michael Folk
16. Michael Baisden
17. David Evans (West Virginia)
18. Paul Espinosa
19. Lynne Arvon

Candidates who won election

The following lists all candidates elected to the West Virginia House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Randy Swartzmiller
2. Ronnie Jones (West Virginia)
3. Michael Ferro
4. David Pethtel
5. Daniel Poling
6. Brady Paxton
7. Kevin Craig (West Virginia)
8. James Morgan (West Virginia)
9. Dale Stephens
10. Douglas Reynolds
11. Don Perdue
12. Josh Stowers
13. Harry White
14. Linda Goode Phillips
15. Clifton Moore
16. David Perry (West Virginia)
17. Margaret Staggers
18. John Pino
19. Douglas Skaff Jr.
20. Danny Wells
21. Mark Hunt
22. Nancy Guthrie
23. Meshea Poore
24. Brent Boggs
25. Denise Campbell
26. Margaret Smith (West Virginia legislator)
27. Mary Poling
28. Richard Iaquinta
29. Samuel Cann, Sr.
30. Timothy Manchin
31. Michael Caputo
32. Charlene Marshall
33. Barbara Fleischauer
34. Tony Barill
35. Larry Williams (West Virginia)
36. Tiffany Lawrence
37. Ted Tomblin
38. Dana Lynch
39. Isaac Sponaugle
40. Stephen Skinner
41. Phil Diserio
42. Richard Thompson (West Virginia)
43. Adam Young (West Virginia)
44. William Hartman
45. Justin Marcum
46. David Walker (West Virginia)
47. Linda Longstreth
48. Timothy Miley
49. Rick Moye
50. Michael Manypenny

Republican

1. Cindy Frich
2. William Romine
3. Lynwood Ireland
4. Everette Anderson
5. Thomas Azinger
6. John Ellem
7. Robert Ashley (West Virginia)
8. Troy Andes
9. Kelli Sobonya
10. Marty Gearheart
11. Joe Ellington
12. Linda Sumner
13. John O'Neal
14. Denny Canterbury Jr.
15. Ronald Walters
16. Patrick Lane
17. Amanda Pasdon
18. Allen Evans
19. Gary Howell (West Virginia)
20. Ruth Rowan
21. Daryl Cowles
22. Larry D. Kump
23. John Overington
24. Eric Householder
25. Ryan Ferns
26. Douglas Skaff Jr.
27. Mark Hunt
28. Roy G. Cooper
29. Anna Border
30. Jason Barrett (West Virginia)
31. Steve Westfall
32. Scott Cadle
33. Larry W. Faircloth
34. Joshua Nelson
35. Randy E. Smith (West Virginia)
36. Suzette Raines
37. George Ambler
38. Danny Hamrick
39. John H. Shott
40. John B. McCuskey
41. Jim Butler (West Virginia)
42. Michael Folk
43. Eric Nelson (West Virginia)
44. Michael Baisden
45. William Hamilton
46. Erikka Storch
47. David Evans (West Virginia)
48. Paul Espinosa
49. Lynne Arvon
50. Rupert Phillips Jr.
51. Carol Miller (West Virginia)

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. David Pethtel
2. Linda Goode Phillips
3. Clifton Moore
4. David Perry (West Virginia)
5. Margaret Staggers
6. John Pino
7. Meshea Poore
8. Brent Boggs
9. Margaret Smith (West Virginia legislator)
10. Larry Williams (West Virginia)
11. Ted Tomblin
12. Virginia "Ginny" Moles
13. David Walker (West Virginia)

Republican

1. Lynwood Ireland
2. Robert Ashley (West Virginia)
3. Troy Andes
4. Allen Evans
5. Daryl Cowles
6. Larry D. Kump
7. John Overington
8. Eric Householder
9. Larry W. Faircloth
10. William Hamilton
11. Rupert Phillips Jr.

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

1. Tim Armstead
2. Raymond V. Davis, III
3. Justin Johnson (West Virginia)
4. Derrick Westly Shaffer
5. Jeff Eldridge
6. Darrell Justin Black
7. Tom Louisos
8. Denzil W. Sloan
9. John Bartlett (West Virginia)
10. Harry Bertram
11. Fred John Giggenbach Jr.
12. Mark Myers (West Virginia)

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbents defeated in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	36	59	3	1	41	56	1	1