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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

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election_name	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
country	West Virginia
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	2010 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
previous_year	2010
next_election	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
next_year	2014
seats_for_election	All 3 West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date
party1	Republican Party (United States)
last_election1	2
seats1	2
seat_change1
popular_vote1	384,253
percentage1	59.91%
swing1	4.88%
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
last_election2	1
seats2	1
seat_change2
popular_vote2	257,101
percentage2	40.09%
swing2	4.21%
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Republican Democratic The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the three U.S. representatives from West Virginia, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 113th Congress from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. A Senate election was also held on that date, during which incumbent Joe Manchin won re-election. , this is the last time that a Democrat won a U.S. House seat in West Virginia.

Overview

District	Republican	Democratic	Total	Result	Republican Party (United States)}}"		Democratic Party (United States)}}"
District 1	133,809	62.48%	80,342	37.52%	214,151	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	158,206	69.77%	68,560	30.23%	226,766	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	92,238	46.02%	108,199	53.98%	200,437	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	384,253	59.91%	257,101	40.09%	641,354	100.0%

Redistricting

In August 2011, the West Virginia Legislature passed a redistricting plan which would make only minor changes to the state's congressional districts. Under the new map, Mason County is moved from the 2nd district to the 3rd district, while the 1st district is unchanged. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed the map into law on August 18.

District 1

Republican David McKinley, who has represented West Virginia's 1st congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

David McKinley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Sue Thorn, former community organizer

Declined

Tim Manchin, state delegate and cousin of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin
Alan Mollohan, former U.S. Representative
Mike Oliverio, former state senator and nominee for this seat in 2010

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		November 5, 2012
Rothenberg		November 2, 2012
Roll Call		November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 5, 2012
NY Times		November 4, 2012
RCP		November 4, 2012
The Hill		November 4, 2012

Results

District 2

Republican Shelley Moore Capito, who has represented West Virginia's 2nd congressional district since 2001, ran for reelection.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Shelley Moore Capito, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Michael Davis, retired school teacher
Jonathan Miller, state delegate

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Howard Swint, commercial property leasing manager and opinion writer

Eliminated in primary

Dugald Brown, IT specialist
William McCann, slot machine technician

Declined

Thornton Cooper, lawyer

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		November 5, 2012
Rothenberg		November 2, 2012
Roll Call		November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 5, 2012
NY Times		November 4, 2012
RCP		November 4, 2012
The Hill		November 4, 2012

Results

District 3

Rahall:
Snuffer:

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Nick Rahall, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Rick Snuffer, state delegate and nominee for this seat in 2004

Eliminated in primary

Lee Bias
Bill Lester

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Organizations

National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		November 5, 2012
Rothenberg		November 2, 2012
Roll Call		November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 5, 2012
NY Times		November 4, 2012
RCP		November 4, 2012
The Hill		November 4, 2012

Results

References

Miller, Joshua. (August 8, 2011). "Only Minor Tweaks Made to New West Virginia Map". [[Roll Call]].
Miller, Joshua. (August 18, 2011). "Governor Signs New West Virginia Map". [[Roll Call]].
(January 27, 2012). "Filing For Congress". [[West Virginia MetroNews]]}}{{Dead link.
(December 2, 2011). "Thorn announces bid to unseat McKinley". [[The Parkersburg News and Sentinel]].
Messina}}{{Dead link, Lawrence. (January 28, 2012). "W.Va. candidates file for Congress, state offices". [[Associated Press]].
Wilson, Katie. (January 10, 2012). "Candidates begin filing for 2012 ballot". [[Times West Virginian]].
Isenstadt, Alex. (December 7, 2010). "Alan Mollohan weighs 2012 comeback". [[Politico (newspaper).
Knezevich, Alison. (September 6, 2011). "Oliverio to try again". [[The Charleston Gazette]].
(November 5, 2012). "The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races". Cookpolitical.com.
(November 2, 2012). "House Ratings". Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com.
[http://www.rollcall.com/politics/race-ratings-chart-2012-house-elections.html], {{As of. 2012. 11. 04
[http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2012-house/ Crystal Ball], {{As of. 2012. 11. 05
[http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/ratings/house House Race Ratings], ''The New York Times'', {{As of. 2012. 11. 04
[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/house/2012_elections_house_map.html], {{As of. 2012. 11. 04
(November 3, 2012). "House Ratings". The Hill.
(8 May 2012). "WVa US Rep Shelley Moore Capito overcomes rare GOP primary challenge in bid for 7th term". Associated Press.
Vincent, Jenni. (May 11, 2011). "Miller announces congressional bid". [[The Journal (West Virginia newspaper).
Kabler, Phil. (January 14, 2012). "Phil Kabler: Perfect plan revisited". [[The Charleston Gazette]].
"Statewide Results". [[Secretary of State of West Virginia]].
(January 30, 2012). "West Virginia: Nick Rahall's 2004 GOP Foe Is Running Again". [[Roll Call]].
"CANDIDATES".
(November 5, 2012). "The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races". Cookpolitical.com.
"WV SOS - Election Results Center - State And County Election Results". West Virginia Secretary of State Elections Results Center.

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