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West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2012

Majority controlCampaign contributions
QualificationsTerm limitsImpact of Redistricting

State Legislative Election Results

List of candidates
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West Virginia House of Delegates2012 West Virginia Senate Elections
Elections for the office of West Virginia House of Delegates will be held in West Virginia on November 6, 2012. All 100 seats will be up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections is January 28, 2011. The primary election day was May 8, 2012.

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2012 and State legislative elections, 2012

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 6 election, the Democratic Party holds the majority in the West Virginia House of Delegates:

West Virginia House of Delegates
Party As of May 2012 After the 2012 Election
     Democratic Party 65 Pending
     Republican Party 35 Pending
Total 100 100


Campaign contributions

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state house in West Virginia in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state house races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[1]

Year Number of candidates Total contributions
2010 233 $4,862,057
2008 237 $4,355,230
2006 243 $4,894,204
2004 290 $4,043,863
2002 274 $3,362,345

In 2010, the candidates for state house raised a total of $4,862,057 in campaign contributions. The top 10 donors were: [2]

Donor Amount
Susman, Sally M $130,948
West Virginia Building & Construction Trades Council $120,200
West Virginia AFL-CIO $115,000
Santorine, Adolph $88,704
West Virginia Regional Council of Carpenters $80,150
West Virginia Appalachian Laborers District Council $76,000
West Virginia Federation of Teachers $71,900
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association $68,500
Householder, Eric L $50,523
West Virginia Bankers Association $48,400

Qualifications

Section 13 of Article 6 of the West Virginia Constitution states, "No person holding any other lucrative office or employment under this state, the United States, or any foreign government; no member of Congress; and no person who is sheriff, constable, or clerk of any court of record, shall be eligible to a seat in the Legislature."

List of candidates

District 1 (2 positions open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 2 (1 position open)

Incumbent Democrat Roy Givens did not seek re-election.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Note: Calvin C. Heck was included on the initial official candidate list, but was later removed.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 3 (2 positions open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 4 (2 positions open)

Incumbent Democrat Scott Varner did not seek re-election.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 5 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • Dave Pethtel Approveda - Incumbent Pethtel was first elected in 1998.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Green Party#Mountain Party Mountain Party candidates:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 6 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 7 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 8 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
Note: Bob Buchanan was included on the initial official candidate list, but was later removed.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 9 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 10 (3 positions open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • Dan Poling Approveda - Incumbent Poling was appointed in 2006.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 11 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • Bob Ashley Approveda - Incumbent Ashley was first elected in 2000.
Green Party#Mountain Party Mountain Party candidates:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 12 (1 position open)

Incumbent Republican Mitch Carmichael did not seek re-election. He is instead seeking election to Senate District 4.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
Green Party#Mountain Party Mountain Party candidates:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 13 (2 positions open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 14 (1 position open)

Incumbent Brian Savilla (R) did not seek re-election. Incumbent Troy Andes (R) is running for re-election in District 15.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Note: James M. Casey was included on the initial official candidate list, but was later removed.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 15 (1 position open)

Incumbents Kevin Craig (D), James Morgan (D), and Carol Miller are running for re-election in District 16.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 16 (3 positions open)

Incumbent Democrats Douglas Reynolds and Dale Stephens are running for re-election in District 17. Incumbent Republican Kelli Sobonya is running for re-election in District 18.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 17 (2 positions open)

Incumbent Democrats Richard Thompson and Don Perdue are running for re-election in District 19.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
Note: Grant Imes was included on the initial official candidate list, but was later removed.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 18 (1 position open)

Incumbent Democrat Larry Barker is seeking re-election in District 23.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • Kelli Sobonya Approveda - Incumbent Sobonya was first elected to District 16 in 2002.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 19 (2 positions open)

Incumbent Democrats Greg Butcher and Ralph Rodighiero did not seek re-election. Incumbent Democrats Rupert Phillips, Jr. and Josh Stowers are running for re-election in Districts 24 and 22 respectively.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • Don Perdue Approveda - Incumbent Perdue was first elected to House District 17 in 1998.
  • Rick Thompson Approveda - Incumbent Thompson was first elected to House District 17 in 2001.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 20 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 21 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 22 (2 positions open)

Incumbent Democrat Daniel Hall did not seek re-election. Incumbent Democrat Linda Lee Phillips is running for re-election in District 25.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 23 (1 position open)

Incumbent Democrat Clifton Moore is running for re-election in District 26.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • Larry W. Barker Approveda - Incumbent Barker was first elected to House District 18 in 2004.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 24 (2 positions open)

Incumbent Republican Marty Gearheart is running for re-election in District 27.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 25 (1 position open)

Incumbent Democrat John Frazier did not seek re-election. Incumbent Republican Joe Ellington is running for re-election in District 27.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 26 (1 position open)

Incumbent Democrat Gerald Crosier did not seek re-election.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 27 (3 positions open)

Incumbents Virginia Mahan (D) and Rick Snuffer (R) did not seek re-election. Incumbents John David O'Neal (R), Rick Moye (D), and Linda Sumner (R) are running for re-election in Districts 28, 29, and 30 respectively.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 28 (2 positions open)

Incumbent Democrat Thomas Campbell did not seek re-election. Incumbent Republican Denny Canterbury is running for re-election in District 42.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Note: Keith Wickline was included on the initial official candidate list, but was later removed.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 29 (1 position open)

Incumbent Democrats John Pino, David Perry, and Margaret Staggers are running for re-election in District 32.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
Constitution Party Constitution Party candidates:
Note: was included on the initial official candidate list, but was later removed.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 30 (1 position open)

Incumbents Bonnie Brown (D), Barbara Hatfield (D), Douglas Skaff, Jr. (D), Danny Wells (D), and Eric Nelson (R) are running for re-election in District 35. Incumbents Nancy Guthrie (D) and Mark Hunt (D) are running for re-election in District 36.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • Linda Sumner Approveda - Incumbent Sumner was first elected to House District 27 in 2002.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 31 (1 position open)

Incumbent Democrat Meshea Poore is running for re-election in District 37.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 32 (3 positions open)

Incumbent Republicans Patrick Lane, Ronald Walters, and Tim Armstead are running for re-election in Districts 38, 39, and 40 respectively.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Green Party#Mountain Party Mountain Party candidates:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 33 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 34 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • Brent Boggs Approveda - Incumbent Boggs was first elected in 1996.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 35 (4 positions open)

Incumbent Republican Harold "Pete" Sigler did not seek re-election.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 36 (3 positions open)

Incumbent Democrat Joseph Talbott is running for re-election in District 44.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Note: Christian Toney was included on the initial official candidate list, but was later removed.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 37 (1 position open)

Incumbent Democrats William Hartman and Denise L. Campbell are running for re-election in District 43.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • Meshea L. Poore Approveda - Incumbent Poore was appointed to House District 31 in 2009.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Green Party#Mountain Party Mountain Party candidates:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 38 (1 position open)

Incumbent Democrat Margaret "Peggy" Donaldson Smith is running for re-election in District 46.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Note: Incumbent Patrick Lane was included on the initial official candidate list, but was later removed.
Note: D.A. "Dale" Foster was included on the initial official candidate list, but was later removed.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 39 (1 position open)

Incumbent Republican William Hamilton is running for re-election in District 45.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • Ron Walters Approveda - Incumbent Walters was first elected to House District 32 in 2000.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 40 (1 position open)

Incumbent Democrat Mary Poling is running for re-election in District 47.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • Tim Armstead Approveda - Incumbent Armstead was appointed to House District 32 in 1998.
Note: John Jarman was included on the initial official candidate list, but was later removed.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 41 (1 position open)

Incumbent Democrats Samuel Cann, Sr., Ronald Fragale, Richard Iaquinta, and Timothy Miley are running for re-election in District 48.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 42 (2 positions open)

Incumbent Democrat Michael Manypenny is running for re-election in District 49.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 43 (2 positions open)

Incumbent Democrats Michael Caputo, Linda Longstreth, and Timothy Manchin are running for re-election in District 50.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 44 (1 position open)

Incumbents Barbara Fleischauer (D), Charlene Marshall (D), Anthony P. "Tony" Barill (D), and Amanda Pasdon (R) are running for re-election in District 51.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 45 (1 position open)

Incumbent Democrat Larry Williams is running for re-election in District 52.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • Bill Hamilton Approveda - Incumbent Hamilton was first elected to House District 39 in 2002.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 46 (1 position open)

Incumbent Democrat Stanley Shaver is running for re-election in District 53.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 47 (1 position open)

Incumbent Democrat Harold Michael did not seek re-election.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • Mary M. Poling Approveda - Incumbent Poling was first elected to House District 40 in 2000.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 48 (4 positions open)

Incumbent Republican Allen Evans is running for re-election in District 54.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • Samuel J. "Sam" Cann Approveda - Incumbent Cann was first elected to House District 41 in 1994.
  • Ron Fragale Approveda - Incumbent Fragale was first elected to House District 41 in 2000.
  • Richard J. Iaquinta Approveda - Incumbent Iaquinta was first elected to House District 41 in 2002.
  • Tim Miley Approveda - Incumbent Miley was first elected to House District 41 in 2004.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 49 (1 position open)

Incumbent Republican Gary G. Howell is running for re-election in District 56.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 50 (3 positions open)

Incumbent Republican Ruth Rowan is running for re-election in District 57.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • Mike Caputo Approveda - Incumbent Caputo was first elected to House District 43 in 1996.
  • Richard Garcia
  • Linda Longstreth Approveda - Incumbent Longstreth was first elected to House District 43 in 2004.
  • Tim Manchin Approveda - Incumbent Manchin was appointed to House District 43 in 2003.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 51 (5 positions open)

Incumbent Republican Daryl Cowles is running for re-election in District 58.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 52 (1 position open)

Incumbent Republican Larry D. Kump is running for re-election in District 59.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • Larry A. Williams Approveda - Incumbent Williams was appointed to House District 45 in 1993.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 53 (1 position open)

Incumbent Republican Jonathan Miller did not seek re-election.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • Stan Shaver Approveda - Incumbent Shaver was first elected to House District 46 in 2006.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 54 (1 position open)

Incumbent Republican Walter Duke is running for re-election in District 61.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • Allen V. Evans Approveda - Incumbent Evans was first elected to House District 48 in 1990.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 55 (1 position open)

Incumbent Republican John Overington is running for re-election in District 62.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 56 (1 position open)

Incumbent Republican Eric L. Householder is running for re-election in District 64.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 57 (1 position open)

Incumbent Democrat John Doyle did not seek re-election.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 58 (1 position open)

Incumbent Democrat Tiffany Lawrence is running for re-election in District 65.

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • Daryl E. Cowles Approveda - Incumbent Cowles was first elected to House District 51 in 2006.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 59 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • Larry D. Kump Approveda - Incumbent Kump was first elected to House District 52 in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 60 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 61 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • Walter E. Duke Approveda - Incumbent Duke was first elected to House District 54 in 2002.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 62 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • John Overington Approveda - Incumbent Overington was first elected to House District 55 in 1984.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 63 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 64 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed.
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:
  • Eric L. Householder Approveda - Incumbent Householder was first elected to House District 56 in 2010.

November 6 General election candidates:

District 65 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 66 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

District 67 (1 position open)

Democratic Party (United States) May 8 Democratic primary:
Republican Party May 8 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

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