United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia,_2012

2012 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election
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	County results; Rahall: 50–60% 60–70% ; Snuffer: 50–60%
U.S. Representative before election; Nick Rahall; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Nick Rahall; Democratic

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
All 3 West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Democratic 50–60% 60–70%

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

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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. As of 2023^[update], this is the last time that a Democrat won a U.S. House seat in West Virginia.

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District 3

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Democrat Nick Rahall, who had represented West Virginia's 3rd congressional district since 1993, ran for reelection.^[5]

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District	Republican		Democratic		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	133,809	62.48%	80,342	37.52%	214,151	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	158,206	69.77%	68,560	30.23%	226,766	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	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%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David McKinley (incumbent)	36,107	100.0
Total votes			36,107	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sue Thorn	49,203	100.0
Total votes			49,203	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David McKinley (incumbent)	133,809	62.5
	Democratic	Sue Thorn	80,342	37.5
Total votes			214,151	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent)	35,088	83.0
	Republican	Jonathan Miller	4,711	11.1
	Republican	Michael Davis	2,495	5.9
Total votes			42,294	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Swint	22,563	48.3
	Democratic	William McCann	13,668	29.2
	Democratic	Dugald Brown	10,514	22.5
Total votes			46,745	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent)	158,206	69.8
	Democratic	Howard Swint	68,560	30.2
Total votes			226,766	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nick Rahall (incumbent)	66,745	100.0
Total votes			66,745	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Snuffer	12,359	53.4
	Republican	Lee Bias	6,671	28.8
	Republican	Bill Lester	4,104	17.8
Total votes			23,134	100.0

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[16]	Likely D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg^[17]	Safe D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call^[18]	Likely D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[19]	Likely D	November 5, 2012
NY Times^[20]	Lean D	November 4, 2012
RCP^[21]	Likely D	November 4, 2012
The Hill^[22]	Likely D	November 4, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nick Rahall (incumbent)	108,199	54.0
	Republican	Rick Snuffer	92,238	46.0
Total votes			200,437	100.0
	Democratic hold

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