United States presidential election in West Virginia, 2012

United States presidential election in West Virginia, 2012
November 6, 2012

 
Nominee Mitt Romney Barack Obama
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Massachusetts Illinois
Running mate Paul Ryan Joe Biden
Electoral vote 5 0
Popular vote 417,655 238,269
Percentage 62.30% 35.54%
County Results
Romney
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%

President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

 Elected President

Barack Obama
Democratic

The 2012 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. West Virginia voters chose five electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.

On election day, Mitt Romney defeated Barack Obama in the state of West Virginia by a landslide 26.76% margin. The Republican ticket took 62.30% of the vote to the Democratic ticket's 35.54%, and also swept every county in the state.[1] Romney became the first presidential candidate from any party since West Virginia's admission to the Union in 1863 to sweep every single county in the state and the first Republican candidate since Richard Nixon in 1972 to carry over 60% of the state's votes.[2] This represented a historic loss for the Democrats in West Virginia, which had been a Democratic stronghold from the New Deal up through the 1990s.

With 62.14% of the popular vote, West Virginia would prove to be Romney's fifth strongest state in the 2012 election after Utah, Wyoming, Oklahoma and Idaho.[3]

General Election

Results

United States presidential election in West Virginia, 2012
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Mitt Romney Paul Ryan 417,655 62.30% 5
Democratic Barack Obama Joe Biden 238,269 35.54% 0
Libertarian Gary Johnson Jim Gray 6,302 0.94% 0
Mountain (Green) Jill Stein Cheri Honkala 4,406 0.66% 0
No Affiliation Randall Terry 3,806 0.57% 0
Totals 670,438 100.00% 5

By county

County Obama% Obama# Romney% Romney# Others% Others# Total
Barbour County30.69%1,76866.38%3,8242.93%1695,761
Berkeley County38.40%14,27559.60%22,1561.99%74137,172
Boone County32.82%2,79064.32%5,4672.86%2438,500
Braxton County41.59%1,99856.72%2,7251.69%814,804
Brooke County43.09%4,00554.44%5,0602.46%2299,294
Cabell County42.21%13,56855.95%17,9851.84%59132,144
Calhoun County37.06%81859.76%1,3193.17%702,207
Clay County30.91%93165.44%1,9713.65%1103,012
Doddridge County20.77%57576.92%2,1302.31%642,769
Fayette County38.51%5,41959.35%8,3502.14%30114,070
Gilmer County33.48%84063.57%1,5952.95%742,509
Grant County15.66%71882.49%3,7831.85%854,586
Greenbrier County36.33%4,71061.17%7,9302.49%32312,963
Hampshire County28.79%2,29969.16%5,5232.05%1647,986
Hancock County38.18%4,62759.63%7,2262.19%26512,118
Hardy County28.68%1,48268.42%3,5362.90%1505,168
Harrison County37.22%9,73260.72%15,8762.06%53926,147
Jackson County33.39%3,85464.17%7,4082.44%28211,544
Jefferson County46.97%10,39850.85%11,2582.18%48222,138
Kanawha County43.26%32,48055.10%41,3641.64%1,23375,077
Lewis County27.61%1,73669.59%4,3752.80%1766,287
Lincoln County32.66%2,22764.29%4,3833.05%2086,818
Logan County29.04%3,46968.83%8,2222.13%25511,946
Marion County41.59%8,95955.96%12,0542.46%52921,542
Marshall County34.72%4,48462.98%8,1352.30%29712,916
Mason County38.59%3,77858.65%5,7412.76%2709,789
McDowell County34.08%2,10963.98%3,9591.94%1206,188
Mercer County25.53%5,43272.62%15,4501.85%39421,276
Mineral County26.28%2,88571.35%7,8332.38%26110,979
Mingo County27.50%2,42870.11%6,1912.39%2118,830
Monongalia County43.93%13,82653.47%16,8312.60%81831,475
Monroe County27.92%1,45569.38%3,6162.71%1415,212
Morgan County33.55%2,36364.07%4,5132.39%1687,044
Nicholas County30.32%2,66467.14%5,8982.54%2238,785
Ohio County37.89%6,78660.12%10,7681.99%35717,911
Pendleton County33.16%1,07464.68%2,0952.16%703,239
Pleasants County33.63%95564.26%1,8252.11%602,840
Pocahontas County36.44%1,30361.02%2,1822.54%913,576
Preston County26.28%2,93170.72%7,8893.0%33511,155
Putnam County30.65%7,25667.72%16,0321.63%38523,673
Raleigh County26.84%7,73971.50%20,6141.65%47628,829
Randolph County34.26%3,34263.15%6,1602.58%2529,754
Ritchie County20.27%76877.11%2,9212.61%993,788
Roane County38.42%1,93959.08%2,9822.50%1265,047
Summers County34.23%1,62162.96%2,9812.81%1334,735
Taylor County32.85%1,94165.00%3,8402.15%1275,908
Tucker County28.04%88069.34%2,1762.61%823,138
Tyler County27.14%89070.57%2,3142.29%753,279
Upshur County26.08%2,15871.79%5,9392.13%1768,273
Wayne County35.34%4,93162.26%8,6882.41%33613,955
Webster County34.37%94762.07%1,7103.56%982,755
Wetzel County37.86%2,21759.31%3,4732.83%1665,856
Wirt County31.14%67665.73%1,4273.13%682,171
Wood County33.05%11,23065.29%22,1831.66%56433,977
Wyoming County21.04%1,58376.68%5,7692.27%1717,523

Democratic primary

Barack Obama defeated Keith Judd, a convicted felon serving a federal prison sentence in Texarkana, TX, by a surprisingly narrow 59% to 41%.[4]

West Virginia Democratic primary, 2012
May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)

 
Candidate Barack Obama Keith Judd
Home state Illinois Texas
Delegate count 24 0
Popular vote 106,770 73,138
Percentage 59.35% 40.65%
West Virginia results by county
  Barack Obama
  Keith Judd

Republican primary

The Republican primary took place on May 8, 2012.[5][6]

West Virginia Republican primary, 2012[7]
Candidate Votes Percentage Projected delegate count
CNN GP
Mitt Romney 78,197 69.56% 24
Rick Santorum (withdrawn) 13,590 12.09% 2
Ron Paul 12,412 11.04% 0
Newt Gingrich (withdrawn) 7,076 6.29% 0
Buddy Roemer (withdrawn) 1,141 1.01% 0
Unprojected delegates 31 5
Total: 112,416 100% 31 31
West Virginia Republican primary, 2012
May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)

 
Candidate Mitt Romney Rick Santorum
Home state Massachusetts Pennsylvania
Delegate count 24 2
Popular vote 78,197 13,590
Percentage 69.56% 12.09%
 
Candidate Ron Paul Newt Gingrich
Home state Texas Georgia
Delegate count 0 0
Popular vote 12,412 7,076
Percentage 11.04% 6.29%
West Virginia results by county
  Mitt Romney
(Note: Italicization indicates a withdrawn candidacy)
County by County Results (actual votes in parentheses) [8]
County Mitt Romney Ron Paul Rick Santorum
(withdrawn)		 Newt Gingrich
(withdrawn)		 Buddy Roemer
(withdrawn)
Barbour 66.96% (983) 9.20% (135) 15.94% (234) 7.49% (110) 0.41% (6)
Berkeley 69.31% (4366) 14.92% (940) 10.29% (648) 4.84% (305) 0.64% (40)
Boone 70.28% (454) 10.68% (69) 14.55% (94) 3.41% (22) 1.08% (7)
Braxton 68.44% (399) 13.89% (81) 12.35% (72) 4.12% (24) 1.20% (7)
Brooke 69.46% (778) 10.36% (116) 15.09% (169) 4.64% (52) 0.45% (5)
Cabell 69.09% (3351) 12.60% (611) 11.34% (550) 5.77% (280) 1.20% (58)
Calhoun 66.78% (191) 11.89% (34) 12.24% (35) 5.59% (16) 3.50% (10)
Clay 67.01% (262) 10.49% (41) 13.30% (52) 7.42% (29) 1.79% (7)
Doddridge 67.36% (997) 10.61% (157) 12.23% (181) 8.31% (123) 1.49% (22)
Fayette 66.54% (891) 12.02% (161) 12.70% (170) 7.17% (96) 1.57% (21)
Gilmer 70.44% (255) 7.73% (28) 11.05% (40) 9.94% (36) 0.83% (3)
Grant 78.16% (1403) 6.07% (109) 8.30% (149) 6.35% (114) 1.11% (20)
Greenbrier 68.13% (1366) 11.12% (223) 13.12% (263) 6.43% (129) 1.20% (24)
Hampshire 72.70% (1270) 8.59% (150) 12.08% (211) 5.72% (100) 0.92% (16)
Hancock 70.04% (1302) 11.62% (216) 13.07% (243) 3.98% (74) 1.29% (24)
Hardy 69.75% (611) 8.22% (72) 13.93% (122) 6.62% (58) 1.48% (13)
Harrison 67.88% (2715) 10.95% (438) 12.03% (481) 8.25% (330) 0.90% (36)
Jackson 65.87% (2030) 11.36% (350) 13.98% (431) 7.66% (236) 1.14% (35)
Jefferson 67.98% (1771) 16.08% (419) 10.13% (264) 4.99% (130) 0.81% (21)
Kanawha 71.73% (7295) 11.62% (1182) 10.55% (1073) 5.18% (527) 0.91% (93)
Lewis 73.98% (1288) 7.41% (129) 10.17% (177) 7.35% (128) 1.09% (19)
Lincoln 71.69% (504) 8.53% (60) 10.38% (73) 7.54% (53) 1.85% (13)
Logan 67.71% (388) 9.77% (56) 15.01% (86) 6.46% (37) 1.05% (6)
Marion 64.57% (1775) 11.13% (306) 15.61% (429) 6.91% (190) 1.78% (49)
Marshall 71.67% (1687) 8.54% (201) 13.04% (307) 5.82% (137) 0.93% (22)
Mason 66.04% (1641) 11.11% (276) 13.48% (335) 7.69% (191) 1.69% (42)
McDowell 62.81% (152) 12.81% (31) 15.70% (38) 8.26% (20) 0.41% (1)
Mercer 72.24% (1884) 8.51% (222) 12.08% (315) 6.40% (167) 0.77% (20)
Mineral 70.54% (1722) 10.00% (244) 12.04% (294) 6.72% (164) 0.70% (17)
Mingo 69.21% (272) 7.63% (30) 12.21% (48) 8.91% (35) 2.04% (8)
Monongalia 66.40% (2826) 14.14% (602) 11.63% (495) 6.72% (286) 1.10% (47)
Monroe 65.27% (671) 12.55% (129) 12.16% (125) 8.46% (87) 1.56% (16)
Morgan 68.77% (1240) 13.09% (236) 11.09% (200) 5.60% (101) 1.44% (26)
Nicholas 69.78% (875) 9.81% (123) 12.28% (154) 7.10% (89) 1.04% (13)
Ohio 76.43% (2775) 8.84% (321) 10.52% (382) 3.58% (130) 0.63% (23)
Pendleton 75.64% (354) 7.26% (34) 11.54% (54) 4.70% (22) 0.85% (4)
Pleasants 66.26% (381) 10.78% (62) 16.70% (96) 5.57% (32) 0.70% (4)
Pocahontas 63.05% (558) 14.01% (124) 13.56% (120) 8.47% (75) 0.90% (8)
Preston 66.95% (2032) 10.48% (318) 15.32% (465) 6.39% (194) 0.86% (26)
Putnam 70.34% (3891) 11.26% (623) 12.26% (678) 5.28% (292) 0.87% (48)
Raleigh 73.23% (2992) 7.73% (316) 11.75% (480) 6.78% (277) 0.51% (21)
Randolph 68.43% (969) 9.25% (131) 13.14% (186) 7.84% (111) 1.34% (19)
Ritchie 65.27% (1000) 13.97% (214) 12.01% (184) 7.18% (110) 1.57% (24)
Roane 69.95% (866) 9.94% (123) 11.31% (140) 7.43% (92) 1.37% (17)
Summers 67.24% (388) 10.40% (60) 11.96% (69) 9.01% (52) 1.39% (8)
Taylor 67.82% (784) 11.76% (136) 12.63% (146) 7.44% (86) 0.35% (4)
Tucker 69.29% (422) 11.33% (69) 9.85% (60) 9.03% (55) 0.49% (3)
Tyler 68.46% (675) 11.76% (116) 11.97% (118) 6.39% (63) 1.42% (14)
Upshur 69.12% (2344) 9.20% (312) 13.65% (463) 6.69% (227) 1.33% (45)
Wayne 66.79% (1076) 10.12% (163) 14.65% (236) 7.76% (125) 0.68% (11)
Webster 64.65% (139) 10.70% (23) 15.35% (33) 6.98% (15) 2.33% (5)
Wetzel 69.53% (566) 8.35% (68) 16.46% (134) 5.28% (43) 0.37% (3)
Wirt 63.00% (332) 11.57% (61) 16.32% (86) 8.92% (47) 0.19% (1)
Wood 70.20% (5422) 11.64% (899) 10.72% (828) 6.42% (496) 1.02% (79)
Wyoming 75.58% (616) 7.61% (62) 9.08% (74) 6.87% (56) 0.86% (7)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WV Secretary of State". Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ Thomas, G. Scott; The Pursuit of the White House: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics and History, pp. 459-460 ISBN 0313257957
  3. ↑ "2012 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  4. ↑ http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57430719-503544/4-in-10-choose-convict-over-obama-in-w.va-primary/
  5. ↑ "Primary and Caucus Printable Calendar". CNN. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Presidential Primary Dates" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  7. ↑ Secretary of State official results
  8. ↑ "WV SOS Election Results Center". May 8, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
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