2012 West Virginia Secretary of State election

2012 West Virginia Secretary of State election
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	Tennant: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Savilla: 50–60% 60–70%
Secretary of State before election; Natalie Tennant; Democratic	Elected Secretary of State ; Natalie Tennant; Democratic

The 2012 West Virginia Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the Secretary of State of West Virginia. It was held concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election, along with elections to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, as well as various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Natalie Tennant easily won re-election to a second term.^[1] As of 2026, this is the last time a Democrat was elected Secretary of State of West Virginia.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Natalie Tennant (incumbent)	171,471	100.0%
Total votes			171,471	100.0%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Savilla	82,334	100.0%
Total votes			82,334	100.0%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Natalie Tennant (incumbent)	398,463	62.40%
	Republican	Brian Savilla	240,080	37.60%
Total votes			638,543	100.0%
	Democratic hold

District	Tennant	Savilla	Representative
1st	64%	36%	David McKinley
2nd	60%	40%	Shelley Moore Capito
3rd	64%	36%	Nick Rahall

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2012 West Virginia Secretary of State election

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