West Virginia elections, 2012

West Virginia's 2012 general elections were held on November 6, 2012. Primary elections were held on May 8, 2012.

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, was re-elected, defeating token opposition in the primary, and then perennial candidate John Raese, a businessman and four-time Republican nominee for the Senate (including a challenge to Manchin in 2010), with 61% of the vote.

Republican incumbent David McKinley, who has represented the 1st district since 2011, easily won re-election, defeating Sue Thorn, a "community organizer", receiving 62% of the vote.

Republican incumbent Shelley Moore Capito, who has represented the 2nd district since 2001, easily won re-election. She defeated Michael Davis and state Delegate Jonathan Miller in the Republican primary. and then Howard Swint, a union official, receiving 70% of the vote.

Democratic incumbent Nick Rahall, who has represented the 3rd district since 1993 (and previously represented the 4th district from 1977 to 1993) won reelection in a close race (by the standard of that district, where many counties have not elected a Republican to any office in over 80 years), defeating State Delegate Rick Snuffer, who unsuccessfully challenged Rahall as the Republican nominee in 2004, with only 54% of the vote.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, who has held the position since 2010, won a full term in his own right, defeating Bill Maloney, a businessman who ran as the Republican nominee in the aforementioned 2011 special election. and two minor party candidates, winning 50% of the vote to 46%, with the minor party candidates receiving the remainder.

The results give automatic ballot access for the next four years to both the Mountain Party, (a "green" party); and the Libertarian Party, as ballot access is based on getting 1% of the vote for governor.

Democratic incumbent Natalie Tennant, was re-elected easily, receiving 62% of the vote over Brian Savilla. She received by far the most votes of any statewide candidate.

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