# 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. All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.

## 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.
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.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 West Virginia Senate election, District 12 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Patrick S. Martin (incumbent) | 11,744 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,744 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Patrick S. Martin (incumbent) | 37,167 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,167 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 West Virginia Senate election, District 12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ben Queen | 18,711 | 68.7 |
| | Libertarian | Austin Lynch | 8,529 | 31.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,248 | 100% |

## Historical election results
### 2020

2020 West Virginia Senate election, District 12 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Patrick Martin | 8,490 | 75.4 |
| | Republican | Derrick Love | 2,774 | 24.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,264 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Patrick Martin | 26,176 | 56.9 |
| | Democratic | Doug Facemire (incumbent) | 19,818 | 43.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,994 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2018

2018 West Virginia Senate election, District 12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Romano (incumbent) | 18,919 | 54.5 |
| | Republican | Waymond Cork | 15,791 | 45.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,710 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2016

2016 West Virginia Senate election, District 12 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Franklin Cornette | 5,442 | 54.2 |
| | Republican | Derrick W. Love | 4,593 | 45.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,035 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Doug Facemire (incumbent) | 21,295 | 50.1 |
| | Republican | Franklin Cornette | 21,188 | 49.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,483 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2014

2014 West Virginia Senate election, District 12 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Romano | 7,308 | 55.7 |
| | Democratic | Sam Cann (incumbent) | 5,823 | 44.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 28,078 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2012

2012 West Virginia Senate election, District 12 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Doug Facemire (incumbent) | 29,173 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,173 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 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% |
| 2012 | Senate | Manchin 58.7 – 38.1% |
| 2012 | Governor | Tomblin 50.4 – 46.3% |