2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary

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2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary
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  2008 May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08) 2016  
  NC
OR  

36 pledged delegates to the 2012 Democratic National Convention
  President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg Keith Russell Judd Mugshot.jpg
Candidate Barack Obama Keith Judd
Home state Illinois California
Delegate count36 (21)0 (15)
Popular vote106,77073,138
Percentage59.3%40.7%

2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary election results map by county (vote share).svg
Primary results by county
Obama:     50–55%     55–60%     60–65%     65–70%     70–75%     75–80%
Judd:     50–55%     55–60%     60–65%

The 2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary was held on May 8, 2012 as part of the 2012 Democratic presidential primaries.

Contents

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 virtually unknown convicted felon and perennial candidate Keith Judd by a roughly 19-point margin, a relatively narrow victory that received national attention and was explained with Obama's general unpopularity in West Virginia. [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

Judd would have won 15 delegates for the Democratic National Convention but he had not registered any delegates before the primary election to fill the spots, and so all delegates went to Obama.

Vote summary of the 2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary [5]
CandidateVotePledged
delegates [4]
#%
Barack Obama 106,77059.3536 (21)
Keith Russell Judd 73,13840.650 (15)
Total valid votes179,908100%36

Vote by county

County Barack Obama Keith Judd Total votes cast
Votes%Votes%
Barbour 96457.79%70442.21%1,668
Berkeley 2,84371.70%1,12228.30%3,965
Boone 2,21048.42%2,35451.58%4,564
Braxton 1,35756.31%1,05343.69%2,410
Brooke 2,23159.83%1,49840.17%3,729
Cabell 5,04970.10%2,15429.90%7,203
Calhoun 53153.53%46146.47%992
Clay 73947.96%80252.04%1,541
Doddridge 16957.68%12442.32%293
Fayette 3,10459.26%2,13440.74%5,238
Gilmer 64348.09%69451.91%1,337
Grant 16968.70%7731.30%246
Greenbrier 2,61560.06%1,73939.94%4,354
Hampshire 92453.50%80346.50%1,727
Hancock 2,38258.80%1,66941.20%4,051
Hardy 91542.13%1,25757.87%2,172
Harrison 4,81663.07%2,82036.93%7,636
Jackson 1,92168.24%89431.76%2,815
Jefferson 2,50677.68%72022.32%3,226
Kanawha 12,36071.94%4,82028.06%17,180
Lewis 1,08154.29%91045.71%1,991
Lincoln 1,38847.23%1,55152.77%2,939
Logan 2,31544.54%2,88355.46%5,198
Marion 5,15660.92%3,30739.08%8,463
Marshall 2,36259.48%1,60925.66%3,971
Mason 1,73164.45%95535.55%2,686
McDowell 1,53952.40%1,39847.60%2,937
Mercer 2,49450.26%2,46849.74%4,962
Mineral 94057.21%70342.79%1,643
Mingo 1,97439.76%2,99160.24%4,965
Monongalia 4,60868.24%2,14531.76%6,753
Monroe 73661.54%46038.46%1,196
Morgan 63775.12%21124.88%848
Nicholas 1,82052.30%1,66047.70%3,480
Ohio 2,90268.17%1,35531.83%4,257
Pendleton 64852.26%59247.74%1,240
Pleasants 52459.95%35040.05%874
Pocahontas 87457.54%64542.46%1,519
Preston 1,10856.91%83943.09%1,947
Putnam 2,65366.96%1,30933.04%3,962
Raleigh 3,40151.93%3,14848.07%6,549
Randolph 2,10550.71%2,04649.29%4,151
Ritchie 27356.76%20843.24%481
Roane 90372.53%34227.47%1,245
Summers 1,01155.46%81244.54%1,823
Taylor 1,14756.89%86943.11%2,016
Tucker 56147.50%62052.50%1,181
Tyler 28361.39%17838.61%461
Upshur 99466.67%49733.33%1,491
Wayne 2,45655.95%1,93444.05%4,390
Webster 86345.71%1,02554.29%1,888
Wetzel 1,49054.24%1,25745.76%2,747
Wirt 38551.68%36048.32%745
Wood 3,86864.14%2,16335.86%6,031
Wyoming 1,09243.15%1,43956.85%2,531
Total106,77059.35%73,13840.65%179,908

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