Election Name: | 2012 West Virginia Secretary of State election |
Country: | West Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2008 West Virginia elections#Secretary of State |
Previous Year: | 2008 |
Next Election: | 2016 West Virginia Secretary of State election |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
Nominee1: | Natalie Tennant |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 398,463 |
Percentage1: | 62.40% |
Nominee2: | Brian Savilla |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 240,080 |
Percentage2: | 37.60% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Secretary of State | |
Before Election: | Natalie Tennant |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Natalie Tennant |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2012 West Virginia Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the Secretary of State of West Virginia. It was held concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election, along with elections to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, as well as various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Natalie Tennant easily won re-election to a second term.[1]
Tennant won all 3 congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans.[4]
District | Tennant | Savilla | Representative | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64% | 36% | David McKinley | ||||
60% | 40% | Shelley Moore Capito | ||||
64% | 36% | Nick Rahall |