West Virginia's 12th Senate district

West Virginia's 12th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republicans Ben Queen and Patrick Martin.^[2][3] All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.

West Virginia's 12th State Senate district
From 2022 onward From 2012 to 2022
Senator	Ben Queen R–Bridgeport Patrick Martin R–Jane Lew
Demographics	94% White 2% Black 2% Hispanic 0% Asian 2% Other
Population (2017)	112,641[1]

Geography

District 12 covers all of Braxton, Clay, Harrison, and Lewis Counties and parts of Gilmer County in the center of the state. Communities within the district include Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Salem, Shinnston, Stonewood, Nutter Fort, Despard, Clay, Sutton, Glenville, and Weston.^[4]

The district overlaps with West Virginia's 1st and 2nd congressional districts, and with the 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 46th, and 48th districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates.^[5]

Recent election results

2022

2022 West Virginia Senate election, District 12^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Queen	18,711	68.7
	Libertarian	Austin Lynch	8,529	31.3
Total votes			27,248	100%

Historical election results

2020

2020 West Virginia Senate election, District 12^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Martin	8,490	75.4
	Republican	Derrick Love	2,774	24.6
Total votes			11,264	100
General election
	Republican	Patrick Martin	26,176	56.9
	Democratic	Doug Facemire (incumbent)	19,818	43.1
Total votes			45,994	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2018

2018 West Virginia Senate election, District 12^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Romano (incumbent)	18,919	54.5
	Republican	Waymond Cork	15,791	45.5
Total votes			34,710	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 West Virginia Senate election, District 12^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Franklin Cornette	5,442	54.2
	Republican	Derrick W. Love	4,593	45.8
Total votes			10,035	100
General election
	Democratic	Doug Facemire (incumbent)	21,295	50.1
	Republican	Franklin Cornette	21,188	49.9
Total votes			42,483	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 West Virginia Senate election, District 12^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Romano	7,308	55.7
	Democratic	Sam Cann (incumbent)	5,823	44.3
Total votes			13,131	100
General election
	Democratic	Mike Romano	14,036	50.0
	Republican	Mike L. Queen	11,850	42.2
	Libertarian	Patrick Smith	2,192	7.8
Total votes			28,078	100
	Democratic hold

2012

2012 West Virginia Senate election, District 12^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doug Facemire (incumbent)	29,173	100
Total votes			29,173	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[8][9]
2020	President	Trump 70.8 – 27.3%
2016	President	Trump 69.5 – 25.5%
2014	Senate	Capito 59.2 – 37.1%
2012	President	Romney 61.8 – 35.9%
	Senate	Manchin 58.7 – 38.1%
	Governor	Tomblin 50.4 – 46.3%

Historical district boundaries

Main article: List of West Virginia Senate districts § Historical and present district boundaries

References

1. "State Senate District 12, WV". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
2. "Michael J. Romano (D - Harrison, 12)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
3. "Patrick S. Martin (R - Lewis, 12)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
4. "Senate District Maps - 2010 Plan". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
6. "West Virginia State Senate District 12". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
7. "Statewide Results General Election - November 6, 2012". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
9. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Retrieved June 9, 2021.