| 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 |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 2 |
| Seats1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 384,253 |
| Percentage1: | 59.91% |
| Swing1: | 4.88% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 1 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 257,101 |
| Percentage2: | 40.09% |
| Swing2: | 4.21% |
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.
| scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | |||||||
| scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
| 133,809 | 62.48% | 80,342 | 37.52% | 214,151 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||
| 158,206 | 69.77% | 68,560 | 30.23% | 226,766 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||
| 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% |
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.[1] Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed the map into law on August 18.[2]
Republican David McKinley, who has represented West Virginia's 1st congressional district since January 2011, ran for re-election.[3]
Republican Shelley Moore Capito, who has represented West Virginia's 2nd congressional district since 2001, ran for reelection.[9] [3]
| Election Name: | 2012 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | West Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Nick Rahall.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Nick Rahall |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 108,223 |
| Percentage1: | 53.9% |
| Nominee2: | Rick Snuffer |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 92,214 |
| Percentage2: | 46.0% |
| Map Size: | 275 |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Nick Rahall |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Nick Rahall |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Democrat Nick Rahall, who had represented West Virginia's 3rd congressional district since 1993, ran for reelection.[5]
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[13] | November 5, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg[14] | November 2, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Roll Call[15] | November 4, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] | November 5, 2012 | ||
| align=left | NY Times[17] | November 4, 2012 | ||
| RCP[18] | November 4, 2012 | |||
| align=left | The Hill[19] | November 4, 2012 |