| Outgoing Members: | These seats' last election (2008) |
| Elected Members: | These seats' next election (2016) |
| Election Name: | 2012 West Virginia Senate elections |
| Seats Needed2: | 7 |
| Country: | West Virginia |
| Image1 Size: | x180px |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Before Election: | Jeff Kessler |
| Senate President | |
| After Election: | Jeff Kessler |
| After Party: | West Virginia Democratic Party |
| Type: | legislative |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Before Party: | West Virginia Democratic Party |
| Party1: | West Virginia Democratic Party |
| Leader1: | Jeff Kessler |
| Leaders Seat1: | SD 2 |
| Leader Since1: | 2010 |
| Popular Vote1: | 352,746 |
| Percentage1: | 61.7% |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Leader2: | Mike Hall |
| Leader Since2: | 2010 |
| Party2: | West Virginia Republican Party |
| Next Election: | 2014 West Virginia Senate election |
| Seats For Election: | 17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 18 |
| Previous Election: | 2010 West Virginia Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Leaders Seat2: | SD 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 219,193 |
| Percentage2: | 38.3% |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 1Data1: | 14 |
| 1Data2: | 3 |
| 2Blank: | Seats won |
| 2Data1: | 11 |
| 2Data2: | 6 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Seats Before1: | 28 |
| Seats Before2: | 6 |
| Seats After1: | 25 |
| Seats After2: | 9 |
The 2012 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect members to the 81st and 82nd Legislatures; held concurrently with the presidential, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and gubernatorial elections.[1] State senate seats in West Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms. 17 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election. While Republican candidate for president Mitt Romney won the state in the presidential election by over 26 points, the Democratic Party won over 60% of the vote for state senate candidates, though they lost 3 seats. As of 2023, this is the last state senate election in which Democrats won a majority of seats.
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before[2] | Up | Won | After | +/– | |||||
| Democratic | 16 | 352,746 | 61.7 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 3 | |
| Republican | 11 | 219,193 | 38.3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | |
| Total | 571,939 | 100% | 34 | 17 | 34 | ||||
Mark Wills was redistricted from the 10th district after the 2010 Census.
William Laird IV was redistricted from the 11th district after the 2010 Census.
Clark Barnes was redistricted from the 15th district after the 2010 Census.
Corey Palumbo was redistricted from the 8th district after the 2010 Census.