2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary
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Elections in West Virginia |
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The 2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary was held on May 8, 2012 as part of the 2012 Democratic presidential primaries.
Incumbent president Barack Obama ran virtually unopposed for renomination, although several minor candidates challenged Obama in a handful of state contests, including West Virginia. Barack Obama won the primary against convicted felon and perennial candidate Keith Judd by a roughly 19-point margin, a relatively narrow victory that received national attention.[1][2]
Procedure[]
West Virginia was given a 20% pledged delegate bonus due to the primary being held during Stage 3 of the primary season.[3] In total, the state was allocated 47 delegates to the Democratic National Convention: 36 were allocated based on the results of the primary, with the other 11 being unpledged superdelegates.
In order to qualify for delegates, a candidate must receive at least 15% of the vote statewide or in at least one congressional district. 12 of West Virginia's delegates were allocated based on the statewide popular vote, consisting of eight at-large delegates and four pledged PLEOs (party leaders and elected officials). Each of West Virginia's three congressional districts were allotted eight pledged delegates.[4]
Results[]
Candidate | Vote | Pledged delegates[4] | |
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# | % | ||
Barack Obama | 106,770 | 59.35 | 36 |
Keith Russell Judd | 73,138 | 40.65 | 0 |
Total valid votes | 179,908 | 100% | 36 |
Vote by county[]
County | Barack Obama | Keith Judd | Total votes cast | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
Barbour | 964 | 57.79% | 704 | 42.21% | 1,668 |
Berkeley | 2,843 | 71.70% | 1,122 | 28.30% | 3,965 |
Boone | 2,210 | 48.42% | 2,354 | 51.58% | 4,564 |
Braxton | 1,357 | 56.31% | 1,053 | 43.69% | 2,410 |
Brooke | 2,231 | 59.83% | 1,498 | 40.17% | 3,729 |
Cabell | 5,049 | 70.10% | 2,154 | 29.90% | 7,203 |
Calhoun | 531 | 53.53% | 461 | 46.47% | 992 |
Clay | 739 | 47.96% | 802 | 52.04% | 1,541 |
Doddridge | 169 | 57.68% | 124 | 42.32% | 293 |
Fayette | 3,104 | 59.26% | 2,134 | 40.74% | 5,238 |
Gilmer | 643 | 48.09% | 694 | 51.91% | 1,337 |
Grant | 169 | 68.70% | 77 | 31.30% | 246 |
Greenbrier | 2,615 | 60.06% | 1,739 | 39.94% | 4,354 |
Hampshire | 924 | 53.50% | 803 | 46.50% | 1,727 |
Hancock | 2,382 | 58.80% | 1,669 | 41.20% | 4,051 |
Hardy | 915 | 42.13% | 1,257 | 57.87% | 2,172 |
Harrison | 4,816 | 63.07% | 2,820 | 36.93% | 7,636 |
Jackson | 1,921 | 68.24% | 894 | 31.76% | 2,815 |
Jefferson | 2,506 | 77.68% | 720 | 22.32% | 3,226 |
Kanawha | 12,360 | 71.94% | 4,820 | 28.06% | 17,180 |
Lewis | 1,081 | 54.29% | 910 | 45.71% | 1,991 |
Lincoln | 1,388 | 47.23% | 1,551 | 52.77% | 2,939 |
Logan | 2,315 | 44.54% | 2,883 | 55.46% | 5,198 |
Marion | 5,156 | 60.92% | 3,307 | 39.08% | 8,463 |
Marshall | 2,362 | 59.48% | 1,609 | 25.66% | 3,971 |
Mason | 1,731 | 64.45% | 955 | 35.55% | 2,686 |
McDowell | 1,539 | 52.40% | 1,398 | 47.60% | 2,937 |
Mercer | 2,494 | 50.26% | 2,468 | 49.74% | 4,962 |
Mineral | 940 | 57.21% | 703 | 42.79% | 1,643 |
Mingo | 1,974 | 39.76% | 2,991 | 60.24% | 4,965 |
Monongalia | 4,608 | 68.24% | 2,145 | 31.76% | 6,753 |
Monroe | 736 | 61.54% | 460 | 38.46% | 1,196 |
Morgan | 637 | 75.12% | 211 | 24.88% | 848 |
Nicholas | 1,820 | 52.30% | 1,660 | 47.70% | 3,480 |
Ohio | 2,902 | 68.17% | 1,355 | 31.83% | 4,257 |
Pendleton | 648 | 52.26% | 592 | 47.74% | 1,240 |
Pleasants | 524 | 59.95% | 350 | 40.05% | 874 |
Pocahontas | 874 | 57.54% | 645 | 42.46% | 1,519 |
Preston | 1,108 | 56.91% | 839 | 43.09% | 1,947 |
Putnam | 2,653 | 66.96% | 1,309 | 33.04% | 3,962 |
Raleigh | 3,401 | 51.93% | 3,148 | 48.07% | 6,549 |
Randolph | 2,105 | 50.71% | 2,046 | 49.29% | 4,151 |
Ritchie | 273 | 56.76% | 208 | 43.24% | 481 |
Roane | 903 | 72.53% | 342 | 27.47% | 1,245 |
Summers | 1,011 | 55.46% | 812 | 44.54% | 1,823 |
Taylor | 1,147 | 56.89% | 869 | 43.11% | 2,016 |
Tucker | 561 | 47.50% | 620 | 52.50% | 1,181 |
Tyler | 283 | 61.39% | 178 | 38.61% | 461 |
Upshur | 994 | 66.67% | 497 | 33.33% | 1,491 |
Wayne | 2,456 | 55.95% | 1,934 | 44.05% | 4,390 |
Webster | 863 | 45.71% | 1,025 | 54.29% | 1,888 |
Wetzel | 1,490 | 54.24% | 1,257 | 45.76% | 2,747 |
Wirt | 385 | 51.68% | 360 | 48.32% | 745 |
Wood | 3,868 | 64.14% | 2,163 | 35.86% | 6,031 |
Wyoming | 1,092 | 43.15% | 1,439 | 56.85% | 2,531 |
Total | 106,770 | 59.35% | 73,138 | 40.65% | 179,908 |
References[]
- ^ Weiner, Rachel (2012-05-09). "Why felon Keith Judd did so well against Obama in West Virginia". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Inmate Polls Well Against Obama In West Virginia Primary". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Democratic Detailed Delegate Allocation - 2012". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ a b "West Virginia Democratic Delegation 2012". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- ^ "WV SOS - Elections - Election Results - Online Data Services". services.sos.wv.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
- 2012 United States Democratic presidential primaries by state
- 2012 West Virginia elections
- West Virginia Democratic primaries