2012 United States Senate election in West Virginia
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The 2012 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 6, 2012, to elect one of West Virginia's two members of the U.S. Senate for a six-year term. In a rematch of the 2010 special election, incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin won re-election to a first full term against the Republican nominee, John Raese. Notably, Manchin outperformed Barack Obama in the concurrent presidential election by 25.06 percentage points in vote share, and by 50.86 percentage points on margin.
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Turnout | 46.3% (voting eligible)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Manchin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Raese: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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