2012 United States presidential election in West Virginia
The 2012 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. West Virginia voters chose five electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.
2012 United States presidential election in West Virginia
Image: Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 6 cropped
Image: President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop
Image: Mitt Romney by Gage Skidmore 6 cropped
Webster County, West Virginia
Webster County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,378. Its county seat is Webster Springs. The county was founded in 1860 and named for Daniel Webster.
Webster County Courthouse in Webster Springs, 2007