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2012 US Senate election in West Virginia

Joe Manchin III (Democrat) beat John R. Raese (Republican) in West Virginia in 2012, 60.6% to 36.5%, a margin of 24.1 points and 159,111 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2006, when Robert Byrd won.

Democrats led in 52 of the 55 counties and Republicans in 3. The largest, Kanawha, cast 74,219 votes and went to the Democrat by 28.9 points. The closest was Pendleton, where 170 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Joe Manchin III won Democratic 399,898 60.6%
John R. Raese Republican 240,787 36.5%
All other candidates 19,517 3.0%
Total660,202

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 46,255 62.3% 24,837 33.5% 3,127 74,219 D+28.9
Berkeley 19,306 53.3% 16,046 44.3% 854 36,206 D+9.0
Wood 20,891 63.1% 11,583 35.0% 638 33,112 D+28.1
Cabell 22,007 68.7% 9,133 28.5% 881 32,021 D+40.2
Monongalia 15,896 51.5% 13,563 43.9% 1,424 30,883 D+7.6
Raleigh 16,748 59.4% 10,791 38.3% 638 28,177 D+21.1
Harrison 15,009 57.3% 10,452 39.9% 743 26,204 D+17.4
Putnam 13,509 57.6% 9,379 40.0% 583 23,471 D+17.6
Jefferson 12,338 56.6% 8,619 39.5% 841 21,798 D+17.1
Marion 13,606 63.8% 7,101 33.3% 607 21,314 D+30.5
Mercer 12,243 59.6% 7,898 38.4% 414 20,555 D+21.1
Ohio 11,210 63.7% 5,976 34.0% 415 17,601 D+29.7
Fayette 8,764 63.1% 4,524 32.6% 609 13,897 D+30.5
Wayne 9,580 69.3% 4,023 29.1% 230 13,833 D+40.2
Marshall 8,270 65.0% 4,167 32.8% 285 12,722 D+32.3
Greenbrier 7,952 62.9% 4,112 32.5% 582 12,646 D+30.4
Hancock 7,920 67.5% 3,628 30.9% 186 11,734 D+36.6
Logan 8,642 74.6% 2,768 23.9% 169 11,579 D+50.7
Jackson 7,039 61.9% 4,092 36.0% 246 11,377 D+25.9
Mineral 5,623 51.4% 5,142 47.0% 183 10,948 D+4.4
Preston 4,159 38.2% 6,325 58.2% 392 10,876 R+19.9
Mason 6,771 70.4% 2,669 27.8% 176 9,616 D+42.7
Randolph 5,979 62.2% 3,310 34.4% 323 9,612 D+27.8
Brooke 6,441 71.0% 2,479 27.3% 154 9,074 D+43.7
Nicholas 5,440 61.5% 3,036 34.3% 372 8,848 D+27.2
Mingo 6,336 72.8% 2,216 25.5% 148 8,700 D+47.4
Boone 5,955 69.9% 2,318 27.2% 241 8,514 D+42.7
Upshur 4,403 53.9% 3,531 43.2% 236 8,170 D+10.7
Hampshire 3,955 49.9% 3,761 47.5% 202 7,918 D+2.5
Wyoming 4,649 63.0% 2,552 34.6% 183 7,384 D+28.4
Lincoln 4,504 66.8% 2,059 30.6% 175 6,738 D+36.3
Morgan 3,417 51.0% 3,071 45.8% 210 6,698 D+5.2
Lewis 3,455 54.3% 2,673 42.0% 232 6,360 D+12.3
McDowell 4,385 72.3% 1,550 25.6% 129 6,064 D+46.8
Taylor 3,353 56.7% 2,422 40.9% 142 5,917 D+15.7
Wetzel 3,866 66.8% 1,784 30.8% 135 5,785 D+36.0
Barbour 3,358 58.8% 2,199 38.5% 151 5,708 D+20.3
Monroe 2,997 58.7% 1,958 38.4% 149 5,104 D+20.4
Hardy 2,763 54.6% 2,170 42.9% 124 5,057 D+11.7
Roane 3,205 64.2% 1,595 32.0% 189 4,989 D+32.3
Summers 3,028 65.3% 1,452 31.3% 158 4,638 D+34.0
Braxton 3,160 68.9% 1,297 28.3% 132 4,589 D+40.6
Grant 1,473 32.7% 2,955 65.6% 79 4,507 R+32.9
Ritchie 1,969 52.3% 1,696 45.1% 98 3,763 D+7.3
Pocahontas 2,092 60.2% 1,141 32.8% 241 3,474 D+27.4
Pendleton 1,670 51.4% 1,500 46.2% 79 3,249 D+5.2
Tyler 1,803 56.0% 1,342 41.7% 76 3,221 D+14.3
Tucker 1,780 56.2% 1,302 41.1% 84 3,166 D+15.1
Clay 1,893 62.7% 993 32.9% 132 3,018 D+29.8
Pleasants 1,779 63.6% 961 34.4% 56 2,796 D+29.3
Webster 1,750 62.7% 888 31.8% 154 2,792 D+30.9
Doddridge 1,142 41.9% 1,489 54.6% 95 2,726 R+12.7
Gilmer 1,409 55.7% 881 34.8% 238 2,528 D+20.9
Calhoun 1,360 62.6% 695 32.0% 117 2,172 D+30.6
Wirt 1,401 65.3% 683 31.9% 60 2,144 D+33.5

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

West Virginia Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Jim Justice (R) R+41.0
2020 Shelley Moore Capito (R) R+43.3
2018 Joe Manchin (D) D+3.3
2014 Shelley Moore Capito (R) R+27.7
2012 Joe Manchin III (D) D+24.1
2008 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+27.5
2006 Robert Byrd (D) D+30.7
2002 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+26.2
2000 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+57.6
1996 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+53.3
1994 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+38.0
1990 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+36.6
1988 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+29.5
1984 Jay Rockefeller (D) D+4.1
1982 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+37.7
1978 Jennings Randolph (D) D+1.0
1976 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+100.0
1972 Jennings Randolph (D) D+32.9
1970 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+55.3
1966 Jennings Randolph (D) D+19.0
1964 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+35.3
1960 Jennings Randolph (D) D+10.7
1958 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+18.4
1954 Matthew Neely (D) D+9.6
1952 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+7.2
1948 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+14.0
1946 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+0.7
1942 Chapman Revercomb (R) R+10.7
1940 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+12.7
1936 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+18.2
1934 Rush D. Holt (D) D+10.7
1930 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+24.0
1928 Henry D. Hatfield (R) R+1.5
1924 Guy D. Goff (R) R+3.2
1922 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+3.6
1918 Davis Elkins (R) R+8.1
1916 Howard Sutherland (R) R+2.0