2012 Washington Redskins season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 17
The defensive showdown continued through the 3rd, but Washington finally got their first lead of the game thanks to a Robert Griffin III 10-yard touchdown run. As the 4th quarter started, the Redskins defense stopped the Cowboys at their own 30-yard line, forcing Dallas to settle for a Dan Bailey field goal. Washington responded yet again, taking advantage of an injury-plagued Dallas defense, as Morris scored another rushing touchdown with 10 minutes left.


2012 Washington Redskins season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 17
With the Redskins up by 11, the two teams traded punts, but it was Harris again that ran a Sav Rocca punt down to the Redskins 31-yard line, plus a penalty for grasping the facemask committed by Rocca himself, potentially saving a touchdown in the process. Rocca would later be fined $7,875 for the infraction. Dallas converted later with a Romo pass to Kevin Ogletree, plus a 2-point conversion.


2012 Washington Redskins season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 17
The Cowboys eventually got the ball back, but in what would be a pivotal moment in the game, Romo threw his third interception of the night to Rob Jackson with just over three minutes left. Washington took advantage with a one-yard touchdown run by Morris with 1:15 remaining; initially it appeared that Morris had fumbled and the Cowboys had recovered, but the call was quickly reversed and replays showed he had reached the end zone well before losing the ball. Up 2 scores, and Dallas being out of time-outs, this lead proved insurmountable leading to a Washington 28–18 victory.


2012 Washington Redskins season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 17
The Redskins win improved them to 10–6, 5–1 in the NFC East, winning 7 in a row for the first time since 1996. It was the first time a team started a season 3–6 and made the playoffs since the 1996 Jacksonville Jaguars, who also won their final 7 games. The Redskins also clinched their first NFC East title since 1999, and returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2007 as the 4th seed. They also eliminated the Cowboys from playoff contention and swept them for the first time since 2005.


2012 Washington Redskins season, Game summaries, Postseason, Wild Card
Seattle overcame a 14-point deficit in the first quarter to earn their first playoff win on the road since 1983. Seattle won their third straight playoff game against Washington, who were playing in their first home playoff game since 1999. Coincidentally, the Seahawks also ended another playoff futility streak against the Redskins in 2005 when they beat them 20–10 at home in the divisional game for their first playoff victory since 1984 on their way to their first Super Bowl appearance.


2012 Washington Redskins season, Game summaries, Postseason, Wild Card
Robert Griffin III faced off against Russell Wilson for the second such instance of both teams starting with rookie quarterbacks in the playoffs, in the Super Bowl era; after T.J. Yates and Andy Dalton had previously done so for the Houston Texans and the Cincinnati Bengals respectively, in the previous year's playoffs.


2012 Washington Redskins season, Game summaries, Postseason, Wild Card
Washington stormed out of the game with touchdowns on their first two drives. After receiving the opening kickoff, they drove 80 yards, featuring a 30-yard reception by Pierre Garçon and an 18-yard run by Alfred Morris. Griffin finished the drive with four-yard touchdown pass to reserve running back Evan Royster. Then the Redskins defense forced a three-and-out, and Richard Crawford gave them good field position with a 12-yard punt return to the 46-yard line. Washington subsequently moved the ball 54 yards and scored on Griffin's 4-yard toss to tight end Logan Paulsen.


2012 Washington Redskins season, Game summaries, Postseason, Wild Card
But Seattle dominated the rest of the game, holding the Redskins to a final total of just 202 offensive yards. The Seahawks responded with a 66-yard drive, including a 19-yard scramble by Wilson, that ended on a field goal by Steven Hauschka. Following a punt, running back Marshawn Lynch's 20-yard gain on a fumble recovery set up their first touchdown of the game. Fullback Michael Robinson also made a big impact on the drive, catching a 19-yard pass from Wilson and capping the drive with a 4-yard touchdown catch. On the next possession, safety Earl Thomas intercepted a pass from Griffin on the Seattle 26-yard line. Wilson's subsequent completions to Doug Baldwin and Zach Miller for gains of 33 and 22 yards set up Hauschka's second field goal, cutting the score to 14–13 at the end of the half.


2012 Washington Redskins season, Game summaries, Postseason, Wild Card
Seattle started the third quarter with a drive to the Redskins 1-yard line, but then Lynch lost a fumble that was recovered by Washington lineman Jarvis Jenkins. In the fourth quarter, he managed to redeem himself with a 27-yard touchdown run. Then Wilson completed a pass to Miller for the two-point conversion, giving his team a 21–14 lead. Then after the kickoff, Bruce Irvin sacked Griffin for a 12-yard loss. On the next play, Griffin fumbled the snap and suffered a game-ending injury. Seahawks lineman Clinton McDonald recovered the ball on the Redskins 5-yard line, setting up Hauschka's third field goal to make the final score 24–14. Washington responded with a drive to the Seattle 20, but turned the ball over on downs with 1:08 left in the game.


2012 Washington Redskins season, Game summaries, Postseason, Wild Card
Wilson finished his first playoff game 15/26 for 187 yards and a touchdown, along with 67 rushing yards. Lynch rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown, and caught a pass for 9 yards. For the Redskins, safety Reed Doughty had 11 tackles and 2 sacks. Morris was their top rusher with 80 yards.


2012 Washington Redskins season, Game summaries, Postseason, Wild Card
After the game, an MRI revealed Griffin had torn his lateral collateral ligament and would have to undergo surgery to repair it. In response, Washington head coach Mike Shanahan faced criticism for not pulling Griffin from the game earlier, despite warning signs he was playing injured. This was an injury that likely dated back to Week 14 when Griffin was injured versus Baltimore.


2012 Washington Redskins season, Pro Bowl
Six players from the team were elected to the 2013 Pro Bowl. From the offense, quarterback Robert Griffin III, offensive tackle Trent Williams, and running back Alfred Morris (as an alternate) all received invitations while linebackers Lorenzo Alexander, London Fletcher and Ryan Kerrigan were elected from the defense. While he was voted a Pro Bowler, Robert Griffin III did not play in the game after suffering ACL and MCL injuries during the regular season and during the Wild-Card Round of the playoffs.


2012 Washington Redskins season, Pro Bowl
And while Trent Williams was also voted in, he was removed from the game after an incident at a local nightclub in Honolulu, Hawaii occurred in which he was struck over the head with a glass bottle, receiving stitches in the process, thus not playing. Charges were filed against the owner of the nightclub, but Williams did not receive any charges himself.


2012 Washington Referendum 74
Referendum 74 (R-74 or Ref 74) was a Washington state referendum to approve or reject the February 2012 bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. On June 12, 2012, state officials announced that enough signatures in favor of the referendum had been submitted and scheduled the referendum to appear on the ballot in the November 6 general election. The law was upheld by voters in the November 6, 2012 election by a final margin of 7.4% (53.7% approve, 46.3% reject) and the result was certified on December 5.


2012 Washington Referendum 74, Ballot measure
The legislature passed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6239 concerning marriage for same-sex couples, modified domestic-partnership law, and religious freedom, and voters have filed a sufficient referendum petition on this bill.


2012 Washington Referendum 74, Ballot measure
This bill would allow same-sex couples to marry, preserve domestic partnerships only for seniors, and preserve the right of clergy or religious organizations to refuse to perform, recognize, or accommodate any marriage ceremony.


2012 Washington Referendum 74, Ballot measure
This bill allows same-sex couples to marry, applies marriage laws without regard to gender, and specifies that laws using gender-specific terms like husband and wife include same-sex spouses. After 2014, existing domestic partnerships are converted to marriages, except for seniors. It preserves the right of clergy or religious organizations to refuse to perform or recognize any marriage or accommodate wedding ceremonies. The bill does not affect licensing of religious organizations providing adoption, foster-care, or child-placement.


2012 Washington Referendum 74, History
Title 26 of the Revised Code of Washington, entitled "domestic relations", governs marriage in Washington state. A 2012 bill, Senate Bill 6239, would legalize same-sex marriage and convert into a marriage on June 30, 2014, any undissolved state registered domestic partnership that does not involve at least one party aged 62 years or older. It also would add language at Section 26.04.010 exempting religious organizations from any requirement to "provide accommodations, facilities, advantages, privileges, services, or goods related to the solemnization or celebration of a marriage". Governor Christine Gregoire signed the engrossed bill on February 13.


2012 Washington Referendum 74, History
The bill was scheduled to take effect June 7 – 90 days after the end of the legislative session — but opponents submitted on June 6 the necessary signatures to suspend the bill and require a statewide voter referendum. On June 12, the Washington secretary of state announced that enough signatures had been submitted to place the referendum on the ballot for the November general election.


2012 Washington Referendum 74, Support and opposition
Statements for and against the bill are available online as part of the official online voter's guide for the referendum. Per Section 42.17A on "campaign disclosure and contribution", the Washington state Public Disclosure Commission posted campaign information online, including information for referenda and initiatives, showing seven groups registered for approval of the bill and one against. Of these, Washington United for Marriage (WUM) and Preserve Marriage Washington were the most active, for and against the bill respectively.


2012 Washington Referendum 74, Support and opposition
WUM lists "a coalition of more than 500 organizations and businesses" on its website. Amazon's Jeff Bezos and his then-wife pledged $2.5 million in support of the same-sex marriage law. Steve Ballmer of Microsoft and co-founder Bill Gates each donated $100,000 to the campaign in support as well. Starbucks, Nike, Inc., REI, Alcoa, Expedia, Inc., T-Mobile, Nordstrom, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and dozens of other businesses also supported the bill. United States President Barack Obama encouraged support as well.


2012 Washington Referendum 74, Support and opposition
Opposition to the bill was coordinated largely by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle, which encouraged support for rejecting the bill among all parishes. Parishes planned "in-pew donations as part of what it is calling Preserve Marriage month" and NOM was expected to bring in additional money from outside the state.


2012 Washington Referendum 74, Support and opposition
Several newspapers in Washington state supported the bill, with the Seattle Times also launching an interactive social media campaign to encourage readers to support the bill publicly. Other endorsements included the Tacoma News-Tribune, Spokane's The Spokesman-Review, Vancouver's The Columbian, Yakima Herald-Republic, Tri-City Herald, Everett's The Herald, The Olympian, The Wenatchee World, and the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin.


2012 Washington Referendum 74, Campaign fundraising
Referendum 74 generated a large number of individual donations which may have surpassed the 2008 record of 13,500 for the Washington Death with Dignity Act. As of July 3, 2012, Referendum 74 sponsor Preserve Marriage Washington (seeking "rejection" votes) had reportedly raised $132,000, while Washington United for Marriage (seeking "approval" votes) raised $1.9 million. As of August, campaign-financing proponents showed a 13-to-1 fundraising advantage for same-sex marriage, but a National Organization for Marriage campaign director was confident that $4 million would appear as needed.


2012 Washington Referendum 74, Campaign fundraising
A Public Disclosure Commission complaint has been filed, accusing both Preserve Marriage Washington and the National Organization for Marriage of having failed to report donations as required by law. As of October 5, 2012, proponents of Referendum 74 Washington United for Marriage have raised $9.4 million in donations and opponents Preserve Marriage Washington have raised about $1 million.


2012 Washington Referendum 74, Opinion polls
Various public opinion surveys of Washington residents asked questions regarding same-sex marriage. The questions vary, with some surveys referring directly to Referendum 74 and others asking more general questions. A post-election poll indicated much stronger support for such marriage among women than men across several categories.


2012 Washington Referendum 74, Results, County breakdown
Upon certification, Secretary of State Sam Reed partially credited the referendum for encouraging voter turnout of 81%, the highest in the nation. County offices in King and Thurston counties opened at 12:01 a.m. after the measure was certified, with celebrations in support outside of several government offices, with various same-sex weddings scheduled, free of charge, beginning just after midnight on December 9, just after the mandatory three-day waiting period applying to all Washington weddings.


2012 Washington Republican presidential caucuses
The 2012 Washington Republican presidential caucuses were held on March 3, 2012. Since 1992, the Washington Republicans have used a presidential preferential primary in addition to the caucuses. The 2012 primary was, however, canceled for budgetary reasons, as was the one in 2004.


2012 Washington Republican presidential caucuses, Caucus system
The initial caucuses were held on March 3, 2012, with voters reporting to caucus locations by precinct. However, the caucuses did not allocate delegates to the different candidates, they did only elected delegates to the county conventions and took part in a nonbinding strawpoll. County conventions convened all through March and April, each picking delegates to the state conventions who was not bound to any particular candidate either. The state convention was held on May 31-June 2, 2012. At that time, state delegates to the national convention was legally bound to specific candidates.


2012 Washington Republican presidential caucuses, Caucus system, Results
With 3,677,919 registered voters as of February 29, the turnout was 1.4%.


2012 Washington Republican presidential caucuses, Caucus system, Controversy at 37th Legislative District Caucus
The 37th Legislative District covers parts of King County,  and the Republican caucus for the district was held Saturday, April 21 at Dimmitt Middle School. The caucus was broken up by King County Republican Party Chairman Lori Sotelo after the caucus elected Ron Paul supporter Tamra Smilanich as chair. Sotelo declared that the caucus was no longer a Party event, but had become a Ron Paul Campaign event, and that the attendees would have to vacate the building.


2012 Washington Republican presidential caucuses, Caucus system, Controversy at 37th Legislative District Caucus
As Smilanich attempted to conduct business, Sotelo stated to the caucus, "The Ron Paul campaign does not have authority to rent this space. They have not provided insurance for this building", and (addressing Smilanich) "You do not have authority to run the meeting in this building. You will have ten minutes before this building must be vacated, Tamra." The caucus was moved outside at about 12:30 pm, business was resumed, and delegates to the April 28 county convention were elected, all eleven of those being Paul supporters. Each caucus-goer had been required to pay a $10 fee to attend the caucus, Sotelo saying that the fee was to help pay for the party's expenses for using the school. Sotelo refused to refund the $10 fees after the caucus was moved outside.


2012 Washington Republican presidential caucuses, Caucus system, Conventions
There was no formal system of allocating delegates to candidates before the state convention. At each meeting before the convention, the participants decided the best course of action for electing delegates. The 40 elected delegates at the state convention are legally bound to vote for their stated presidential preference as of the convention on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention. There was not, however, any obligation to align with the results of the presidential preference poll results. The 3 automatic (RNC) delegates are not legally bound to vote for a candidate.


2012 Washington Republican presidential caucuses, Caucus system, Conventions
The multiple layers (and time between them) complicated estimates of eventual national delegate numbers. Delegates who did not show up for the county conventions was replaced by alternates who may have favored completely different candidates. At the time of the state convention the only two candidates still running an active campaign was Romney and Paul. The day before the convention Santorum urged his supporters to back Romney resulting in an unified convention electing a large majority of the delegates to be bound for Romney, at this time the presumptive nominee.


2012 Washington Republican presidential caucuses, Caucus system, Conventions
He should only have been allocated 15 delegates if this had been a primary allocating delegates, but 34 delegates bound to him were elected at the convention. Paul, the other active campaigning candidate, on the other hand would have expected 10 delegates in a projected count but only 5 delegates bound to him were elected.


2012 Washington Secretary of State election
The Washington Secretary of State election, 2012, took place on November 6, 2012. Republican Kim Wyman was narrowly elected Secretary of State to succeed incumbent Republican Sam Reed, who did not seek re-election.


2012 Washington Secretary of State election, Primary election
The primary election took place in August. Under Washington's top-two primary system, introduced in the early 2000s, the primary was designed to narrow the field of candidates to two, rather than select specific party nominees, and candidates could designate themselves as affiliated with any political party, whether it existed or not.


2012 Washington Secretary of State election, Primary election
Wyman and Drew scored the most votes in the primary contest, thereby becoming the two candidates to advance to the general election. Wyman received 39.75-percent of the vote and Drew 21.73-percent.


2012 Washington Secretary of State election, General election
Republican Kim Wyman won the general election in a close-fought contest, and was the only Republican elected to statewide office in Washington. She was endorsed in the election by the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, The Wenatchee World, the Tri-City Herald, and The Seattle Times. She was also endorsed by the Washington Education Association, which typically endorsed Democrats.


2012 Washington Secretary of State election, General election
With Wyman's victory, Republicans extended their control of the office of Secretary of State of Washington to 48 consecutive years, having won each of the preceding 12 elections.


2012 Washington Secretary of State election, General election, By congressional district
Wyman won 6 of 10 congressional districts, including 3 that also went for Barack Obama.


2012 Washington State Cougars football team
The 2012 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by first-year head coach Mike Leach and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the North Division.


2012 Washington State Cougars football team, Game summaries, BYU
On a nationally televised broadcast, Mike Leach's first game as head coach of the Washington State Cougars was a 30-6 blowout loss to BYU, the former Texas Tech coach's alma mater. Despite Leach's offenses being typically known for their high scoring shootouts, the Wazzu Cougars were unable to score a single touchdown. This marked the first time that a Leach-led offense failed to score a touchdown since 2006, when Texas Tech lost to TCU 12-3. Wazzu quarterback Jeff Tuel threw for 228 yards and two interceptions, while the offense ran for -4 yards on the ground. The only points for the Washington State Cougars came from two field goals in the second quarter. BYU now leads the series 3–1.


2012 Washington State Cougars football team, Game summaries, Eastern Washington
Of Note: Andrew Furney made a 60 yard field goal at the end of the first half, which would ultimately prove the difference.


2012 Washington State Cougars football team, Game summaries, Oregon State
1st quarter scoring: ORST - Trevor Romaine 30-yard field goal.


2012 Washington State Cougars football team, Game summaries, Oregon State
2nd quarter scoring:	WSU - Andrew Furney 24-yard field goal; ORST - Trevor Romaine 24-yard field goal GOOD.


2012 Washington State Cougars football team, Game summaries, UCLA
The Bruins lead the series 18-39-1, which was started in 1928.


2012 Washington State Cougars football team, Game summaries, UCLA
Hours before the game, the Cougars' star receiver Marquess Wilson said in a press release that he has left the program because of the actions of first-year coach Mike Leach and his staff. Wilson was suspended earlier in the week for an unspecified violation of team rules. Wilson said the new staff has "preferred to belittle, intimidate and humiliate us." That included physical abuse, Wilson said.


2012 Washington State Cougars football team, Game summaries, UCLA
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Sheldon Price 68-yard blocked field goal return (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick); Dominique Williams 6-yard pass from Connor Halliday (Andrew Furney kick)


2012 Washington State Cougars football team, Game summaries, UCLA
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA - Johnathan Franklin 16-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Joseph Fauria 9-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Anthony Barr safety; UCLA – Devin Fuller 10-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Eric Kendricks 40-yard fumble recovery (Fairbairn kick)


2012 Washington State Cougars football team, Game summaries, UCLA
3rd quarter scoring: WSU - Brett Bartolone 7-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); UCLA – Jordon James 2-yard run (Fairbairn kick); WSU - Marcus Mason 4-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick)


2012 Washington State Cougars football team, Game summaries, UCLA
4th quarter scoring: WSU - Dominique Williams 11-yard pass from Halliday (Furney kick); WSU - Kristoff Williams 3-yard pass from Halliday (Dominique Williams pass from Halliday 2-point conversion)


2012 Washington State Senate election
The 2012 Washington State Senate elections took place on November 6, 2012. Twenty-five of Washington's forty-nine state senators were elected. Each state legislative district has one senator elected to a four-year term, but state senate elections alternate so that about half of the senators are elected in presidential election years (e.g., 2008, 2012) and the other half are elected in non-presidential even numbered election years (e.g., 2010, 2014). A top two primary election on August 7, 2012 determined which candidates appear on the November ballot. Each candidate was allowed to write in whatever party preference he or she desired.


2012 Washington State Senate election
25 seats were regularly scheduled to be up this cycle, along with 1 additional seat holding a special election to fill an unexpired term: the 46th district, held by appointed Senator David Frockt, whose former incumbent Scott White vacated the seat.


2012 Washington State Senate election
Democrats gained the 5th district seat and Republicans gained the 10th and 25th district seats for a net gain of one seat for the Republicans. While the Democratic Party won a majority of the seats in the election, two Democratic senators joined the Republicans to form the Majority Coalition Caucus on December 10, 2012, giving Republicans an effective majority of seats.


2012 Washington State Senate election, Overview, Composition
On December 10, 2012, two Democratic Senators joined in a coalition with the Republican Caucus to form a conservative majority, called the "Majority Coalition Caucus".


2012 Washington State Senate election, Seats up for election, District 3
Incumbent Lisa Brown did not seek another term. On November 30, 2012, Brown was selected for Governor-Elect Jay Inslee's transition team.


2012 Washington State Senate election, Seats up for election, District 5
Original incumbent Cheryl Pflug resigned in June 2012 to take a seat on the Washington Growth Management Hearings Board. Former state senator and recurring statewide-office candidate Dino Rossi was appointed to complete her term, but redistricting moved him out of the 5th LD, making him ineligible to run for the seat in 2012.


2012 Washington State Senate election, Seats up for election, District 11
Incumbent Margarita Prentice was redistricted out of the 11th LD, and declined to run for election in the new district.


2012 Washington State Senate election, Seats up for election, District 25
Incumbent Jim Kastama ran for Washington Secretary of State, making him ineligible to run for reelection. He did not win the state position.


2012 Washington State Senate election, Seats up for election, District 27
Incumbent Debbie Regala retired at the end of her term.


2012 Washington State Senate election, Seats up for election, District 39
Incumbent Val Stevens retired at the end of her term.


2012 Washington State Senate election, Seats up for election, District 49
Incumbent Craig Pridemore ran for Washington State Auditor, making him ineligible to run for reelection. He did not win the state position.


2012 Washington State Supreme Court election
The Washington State Supreme Court justices are elected at large by the voters of the state of Washington on November 6, 2012.


2012 Washington Stealth season
The Washington Stealth are a lacrosse team based in Everett, Washington. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2012 season was the third season in Washington, and the 13th in franchise history.


2012 Washington Stealth season
Before the season, head coach Chris Hall was diagnosed with throat cancer and missed the entire season. Defensive co-ordinator Art Webster took over head coaching duties for the season.


2012 Washington Stealth season, Regular season, Conference standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2012 Washington Stealth season, Transactions, Dispersal Draft
The Stealth chose the following players in the Boston Blazers dispersal draft:


2012 Washington Stealth season, Transactions, Entry draft
The 2011 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 21, 2011. The Stealth selected the following players:


2012 Washington elections
Elections held in the state of Washington on November 6, 2012. A nonpartisan blanket primary was held on August 7, 2012.


2012 Washington elections, Federal, U.S. President
In this election, Washington had 12 electors to the Electoral College. Incumbent Democratic president Barack Obama safely carried the state, gaining all 12 electoral votes against Republican nominee Mitt Romney.


2012 Washington elections, Federal, U.S. Senate
Incumbent Democratic senator Maria Cantwell won re-election to a third term against Republican state senator Michael Baumgartner.


2012 Washington elections, Federal, U.S. House
Due to the results of the 2010 United States Census, Washington elected U.S. Representatives from ten congressional districts, a gain of one seat.


2012 Washington elections, Federal, U.S. House
Incumbents Rick Larsen (D-2nd), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-3rd), Doc Hastings (R-4th), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-5th), Jim McDermott (D-7th), Dave Reichert (R-8th), and Adam Smith (R-9th) ran for re-election and won. Incumbents Jay Inslee (D-1st) and Norman D. Dicks (D-6th) retired and were respectively succeeded by Suzan DelBene (D) and Derek Kilmer (D). Denny Heck (D) was elected to the newly created 10th district.


2012 Washington elections, State, Governor
Incumbent Democratic governor Christine Gregoire declined to run for a third term. Democratic congressman Jay Inslee ran to succeed her, earning Gregoire's endorsement. He faced Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna in the general election, defeating him by a small margin.


2012 Washington elections, State, Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Brad Owen ran for re-election to a fifth term.


2012 Washington elections, State, Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Sam Reed declined to run for re-election to a fourth term. The general election was won by Republican Thurston County auditor Kim Wyman, who defeated Democratic state senator Kathleen Drew by under one percentage point, resulting in the smallest statewide margin in 2012.


2012 Washington elections, State, Attorney General
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna retired to run for governor and did not seek a third term. Two King County councilmen, Republican Reagan Dunn and Democrat Bob Ferguson, faced off in the general election. Ferguson ultimately won the election.


2012 Washington elections, State, State Treasurer
Incumbent Democratic Treasurer James McIntire ran for re-election to a second term.


2012 Washington elections, State, State Auditor
Incumbent Democratic Auditor Brian Sonntag declined to run for re-election to a sixth term. Democratic state representative Troy Kelley won the election, defeating Republican James Watkins.


2012 Washington elections, State, Insurance Commissioner
Incumbent Democratic Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler ran for re-election to a fourth term.


2012 Washington elections, State, Commissioner of Public Lands
Incumbent Democratic Commissioner of Public Lands Peter J. Goldmark ran for re-election to a second term.


2012 Washington elections, State, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Democratic Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn ran for re-election to a second term. He was unopposed in the general election. The Superintendent is the only nonpartisan statewide election.


2012 Washington elections, State, State Senate
The Democrats won on election night, but in early December two Democrats formed a conservative coalition with the Republican Caucus.


2012 Washington gubernatorial election
The 2012 Washington gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012. Candidates in the election were chosen in an August 7, 2012 primary election, under the state's nonpartisan blanket primary system, which allows voters to vote for any candidate running in the race, regardless of party affiliation. The two candidates who received the most votes in the primary election qualified for the general election.


2012 Washington gubernatorial election
Incumbent Democratic Governor Christine Gregoire decided to retire rather than seek a third term. She endorsed fellow Democrat Jay Inslee, a U.S. Congressman, as her successor. On March 20, 2012, Inslee resigned from Congress in order to focus on his gubernatorial campaign.


2012 Washington gubernatorial election
Inslee and Republican Rob McKenna, the Attorney General of Washington, advanced to the general election. Inslee narrowly won the election, and McKenna conceded three days later.


2012 Washington gubernatorial election, General election, Results
The race was close throughout the night, with results too close to call after 60 percent of ballots were cast. Inslee was declared the winner early in the morning three days later; McKenna conceded later in the evening.


2012 Washington gubernatorial election, General election, Results
Inslee won only eight of the state's 39 counties, relying on heavy votes from the Seattle metropolitan area pushing him to victory.


2012 Washington gubernatorial election, General election, By congressional district
Islee won 5 of 10 congressional districts with the remaining 5 going to McKenna.


2012 Washington wildfires
The 2012 Washington wildfires were a series of 1,342 wildfires that burned 259,526 acres (1,050 km2) over the course of 2012. The fires primarily occurred in the Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests during September and October 2012. A severe lightning storm on September 8 caused hundreds of fires across the east side of Cascade Range. Smoke caused hazardous air quality conditions in the cities of Ellensburg and Wenatchee, and was noticeable in Seattle. The cost of fighting the largest four fires was estimated to be $67.5 million.


2012 Washington wildfires, Taylor Bridge Fire
The first major wildfire in Washington during the 2012 season started on August 13 east of Cle Elum between Interstate 90 and U.S. Route 97 in Kittitas County. The fire was fully contained on August 28 after burning 23,500 acres (36.7 sq mi; 95.1 km2) acres and destroying 61 homes. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but is suspected to be construction work.


2012 Water Polo Olympic Test Event
The Visa Water Polo International was the test event for the Water Polo Arena for the 2012 Summer Olympics. It took place from 3–6 May 2012.


2012 Water Polo Olympic Test Event
Four women's international water polo teams were invited to participate: Great Britain, Australia, the United States, and Hungary. There were two rounds. In the preliminary round, each of the teams will play each other once. All teams will then progress to the final round, where the first- and second-placed teams from the preliminary round play off for the gold medal, and the third- and fourth-placed teams for the bronze medal.


2012 Waterford Crystal Cup
The 2012 Waterford Crystal Cup was the seventh staging of the Waterford Crystal Cup since its establishment in 2006. The draw for the 2012 fixtures took place on 3 November 2011. The championship began on 22 January 2012 and ended on 4 March 2012.


2012 Waterford Crystal Cup
Waterford were the defending champions, however, Tipperary won the cup following a 1–21 to 2–12 defeat of Clare.


2012 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
The 2012 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship was the 112th staging of the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Waterford County Board in 1897.


2012 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
On 14 October 2012, De La Salle won the championship after a 1-21 to 0-12 defeat of Dungarvan in the final. This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 2010. It remains their last championship victory.


2012 Watford Borough Council election
Elections to Watford Borough Council were held on 3 May 2012. Three years in every four, a third of the council (12 councillors) retires and elections are held (in the fourth year, elections are held for county councillors).


2012 Watford Borough Council election
In this council election, the Labour Party gained two seats from the Liberal Democrats; the Liberal Democrats gained one from the Conservatives. However, the Liberal Democrats remained firmly in control of the council. Four parties, Liberal Democrats, Labour, Conservative and Green, all put up candidates in every seat. There were also three UKIP candidates.


2012 Watford Borough Council election
In the year following this election there will not be elections to the Borough Council (apart from by-elections) and Hertfordshire County elections will be held in May 2013. In the years 2010 to 2012, although the Labour Party recovered from its worst position, in 2010, it has only won seats in its three strongest wards and has yet to challenge the Liberal Democrats grip on votes and power. Labour has, however, supplanted the Conservatives as the main opposition party (albeit still 15 seats short of the Liberal Democrats) and the Greens continue to hold their own in Callowland ward, pushing the Conservatives into the smallest party position.


2012 Web.com Tour
The 2012 Web.com Tour was the 23rd Web.com Tour season. It ran from February 16 to October 28. The season consisted of 27 official money golf tournaments; four of which are played outside of the United States. The top 25 players on the year-end money list earned their PGA Tour card for 2013. The season started under sponsorship by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and was renamed the Web.com Tour on June 27.


2012 Web.com Tour, Schedule
The table below shows the Web.com Tour's 2012 schedule, which included two new tournaments. The numbers in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number of wins on the Web.com Tour including that event. No one accumulates many wins on the Web.com Tour because success at this level soon leads to promotion to the PGA Tour.


2012 Web.com Tour, Money leaders
The table shows the final top 10 money winners for the 2012 Web.com Tour season. For the list of the top 25 golfers, given PGA Tour memberships for the 2013 season, see 2012 Web.com Tour graduates.


2012 Web.com Tour graduates
This is a list of players who graduated from the Web.com Tour in 2012. The top 25 players on the Web.com Tour's money list in 2012 earned their PGA Tour card for 2013.


2012 Web.com Tour graduates
Scott Gardiner, Lee Williams, Brad Fritsch, and Jim Herman regained their cards for 2014 through the Web.com Tour Finals. Andrew Svoboda played a few events on the Web.com Tour in 2013, and a win at the Price Cutter Charity Championship led to him finishing 25th on the regular season money list, giving him a PGA Tour card for 2014.


2012 Webby Awards
The 16th annual Webby Awards for 2012 were held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on May 21, 2012 and hosted by comedian Patton Oswalt. Winners were selected from among roughly 10,000 entries and voting by the public for the People's Choice Award was available prior to April 26. The awards ceremony was streamed live in HD on its website.


2012 Webby Awards
Newly added to this ceremony were awards for the categories "Mobile Advertising," "Corporate Social Responsibility," and "Best Meme." The "Best Meme" Category represented the first time that there would be no individual credit and no award recipient apart from the meme itself.


2012 Webby Awards, Nominees and winners
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2012 Weber State Wildcats football team
The 2012 Weber State Wildcats football team represented Weber State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In December 2011, John L. Smith was hired to be the new head coach. That all changed on April 23, 2012. On April 23, John L. Smith was offered a one-year contract to be the new head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, so he left Weber State to take the position after being head coach for roughly 3+1⁄2 months.


2012 Weber State Wildcats football team
On April 26, Weber State announced that Jody Sears would serve as interim head coach for the 2012 season in addition to the defensive coordinator spot he was hired for earlier in April. Weber State played their home games at Stewart Stadium. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th place.


2012 Weber State Wildcats football team, Before the season, Spring Game
The Weber State Purple and White 2012 Spring game was held on April 13, 2012. The match featured the Weber offense against the Weber defense. The game would start 20 minutes late due to a lightning delay. Once the lightning ended though, it was the defense that struck down Weber offense. The defense picked Weber's QB's four times, two coming from redshirt freshman Roman Venezuela. The offense would score four touchdowns against Weber's D over roughly 110-plays, but it was the defense that controlled the game according to the coaches.


2012 Weber State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Fresno State
To open the season Weber faces another team with a new coaching staff. The match against Fresno State will be the Bulldogs coaching debut for Tim DeRuyter and will be only his second game as head coach overall.


2012 Weber State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, BYU
For only the third time in the schools histories, BYU and Weber State will meet in a collegiate football game.


2012 Weber State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, McNeese State
After a previous home-and-home series in 1990 and 1992, the Cowboys and Wildcats find themselves knotted in head-to-head matches at 1–1, with each team having won the road game. The winner of the 2012 match will take the lead in the series, but it could be short lived as this is part of a home-and-home series that will continue in Lake Charles in 2013.


2012 Weber State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Eastern Washington
2012 will feature the 31st meeting between the Eagles and the Wildcats. The series has been fairly even, with the Eagles holding a slim 16–14 advantage overall. However, the two are dead even in the overall series when facing each other in Ogden at 8–8.


2012 Weber State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, UC Davis
The first conference road game for the Wildcats will feature the third ever meeting against UC Davis. Currently the series is even at 1–1. It will be the first trip for Weber to Davis as the previous two meetings (2004 & 2010) both took place in Ogden.


2012 Weber State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Cal Poly
This will be the ninth meeting between the schools with the Wildcats leading the series at 5–3. Weber has won the two most recent meetings (2008 & 2009), but the Aggies won the three before that (2002, 2006, & 2007). This will be the fifth time the two schools have met in Ogden, with Weber holding a 3–1 advantage in the series at home.


2012 Weber State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Sacramento State
The series between Weber and Sacramento State may be going on its 19th meeting, but the series has been largely in favor of the Wildcats. Weber leads the series 11–5. At Hornet Stadium the Wildcats are 3–5, and Sacramento State has won 3 of the last 4 meetings in Sacramento.


2012 Weber State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Southern Utah
This will be the Thunderbirds and Wildcats 19th meeting. The series has been one-sided in favor of Weber State at 14–4. However, Southern Utah had won three of the previous four meetings (2003, 2005, and 2006) before they met last year. It will be the fifth meeting in Cedar City, with Weber owning a 3–1 advantage.


2012 Weber State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Montana
The lone Weber State broadcast on the Big Sky game of the week will feature the 52nd meeting between the Wildcats and Montana. Montana has largely been in charge of this series, 38–13. Even in Ogden the Wildcats are a mere 7–17 against the Grizzlies. However Weber State has won the last two home contests (2008 & 2010).


2012 Weber State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Northern Colorado
2012 features the seventh time that Northern Colorado and Weber State will meet. Northern Colorado is winless against Weber State (0–6).


2012 Weber State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Idaho State
The regular season closes with the 52nd meeting against the Idaho State Bengals. Weber leads the series 37–14. Weber State has won the past 9 contests, 15 of the last 16, and 25 of the past 27 overall in the series. The Bengals did take four of five from 1980 to 1984.


2012 Webster shooting
In the early morning of December 24, 2012, firefighters responding to a fire in West Webster, New York, a suburb of Rochester, were fired upon by 62-year-old William H. Spengler, who was believed to have deliberately set the fire. Two of the firefighters were killed.


2012 Webster shooting, Shooting
According to police, Spengler set his house on 191 Lake Road and the family car on fire in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve, and then armed himself with three guns: a Smith & Wesson .38-caliber revolver, a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun, and a .223-caliber Bushmaster AR-15 style rifle. When firefighters arrived shortly after 5:30 a.m., Spengler ambushed them from an earthen berm across the street from his house. Two firefighters were killed, and two others were injured.


2012 Webster shooting, Shooting
Spengler exchanged shots with police, who arrived with an armored truck to remove the firefighters and 33 nearby civilians. Spengler ran after getting shot at and died when he shot himself in the head. His body was discovered nearly six hours later. Due to the shooting, fire crews were unable to resume fighting the blaze until 11:30 a.m. By then, six other houses had burned to the ground, and two others had been rendered uninhabitable.


2012 Webster shooting, Shooting
A severely burned body found inside Spengler's house is believed to be Spengler's 67-year-old sister Cheryl, with whom he was living. A two-to-three-page typewritten letter written by Spengler was found at the scene. It reflected Spengler's intent to ambush first responders, but offered no motive for the shooting. In it, he wrote, "I still have to get ready to see how much of the neighborhood I can burn down, and do what I like doing best, killing people."


2012 Webster shooting, Shooting, Victims
The two firefighters killed in the shooting were 43-year-old Michael Chiapperini, Past Chief of the West Webster Fire District and Lieutenant and public information officer for the Webster Police Department, and 19-year-old Tomasz Kaczowka, who also worked as a 911 dispatcher. The two wounded firefighters were Joseph Hofstetter, who was shot in the pelvis (with the bullet then  lodged in his spine), and Theodore Scardino, who was shot in the chest and knee. Both were hospitalized at Strong Memorial Hospital for serious injuries, and were declared to be in stable condition. In addition to the two wounded firefighters, police officer Jon Ritter was slightly injured when a bullet hit the windshield of his car.


2012 Webster shooting, Perpetrator
Police identified the gunman as 62-year-old local resident William H. Spengler Jr. Spengler previously spent 17 years in prison for murdering his 92-year-old grandmother with a hammer in 1980. He had not attracted the attention of police since then. William Spengler "could not stand" his sister Cheryl, according to a friend, Roger Vercruysse. Spengler's mother Arline, to whom he was said to have been close, died two months earlier.


2012 Webster shooting, Perpetrator
Investigators immediately began focusing on how Spengler obtained the gun. New York, like nearly all other states, bars convicted felons from buying, owning or possessing a firearm. Before the day was out, agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms discovered that the Bushmaster rifle and the shotgun had been purchased in June 2010 at Gander Mountain in Henrietta, another Rochester suburb. The owner of record was Dawn Nguyen, a neighbor of Spengler, who had recently moved to the suburb of Greece.


2012 Webster shooting, Perpetrator
In an interview with agents that night, Nguyen admitted to buying the guns, but claimed they had then been stolen. However, according to investigators, Nguyen texted a Monroe County sheriff's deputy the next day and admitted buying the guns for Spengler in an illegal straw purchase. On December 28, William Hochul, the United States Attorney for the Western District of New York, announced that Nguyen had been arrested and charged with knowingly making a false statement in connection with the purchase of a firearm from a Federal Firearms Licensee. She also faces state charges of filing a false business record—the form she filled out stating that she was the owner of the guns. In 2014, Nguyen was sentenced to eight years in prison for her involvement.


2012 Webster shooting, Reaction
In a statement, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said, "All of our thoughts and prayers go to the families and friends of those who were killed in this senseless act of violence." New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman also said, "The contributions made by the fallen and injured officers in Webster will never be forgotten."


2012 Webster shooting, Reaction
As part of the NY SAFE Act, the New York Penal Law section on aggravated murder was amended to increase penalties for murdering a first responder (the "Webster" provision, named for this incident) to life in prison without parole.


2012 Welikada prison riot
The Welikada prison riot was a prison riot that occurred on 9 November 2012 at Welikada Prison in Sri Lanka. The riot broke out during a search for illegal arms. The riot left 27 people dead and 40 injured. The government has appointed a committee to investigate the riot. Welikada Prison, which has around 4,000 prisoners, has witnessed a number of violent riots in its history. This prison riot was the worst in Sri Lanka's history since the 1983 riot, also at Welikada Prison, which left 53 prisoners dead.


2012 Welikada prison riot, Riot
At around 1.30 pm local time on 9 November 2012 around 300 commandos from the Special Task Force (STF), a paramilitary unit of the Sri Lanka Police Service, arrived at Welikada prison to assist prison guards searching for illegal arms, drugs and mobile phones. The search was first carried out in the "L" section which was home to hardcore criminals. Despite protests from prisoners, the STF completed their search, recovering drugs and mobile phones from the cells.


2012 Welikada prison riot, Riot
At around 4 pm the STF moved on to the "Chapel Ward" which was home to death sentence, life sentence and other long sentence prisoners. The STF commandos wanted to handcuff the prisoners but they objected and arguments and fighting broke out between the STF commandos and the prisoners. Some prisoners alleged that they had been stripped and beaten up. The prisoners started throwing stones and other objects at the STF. As the disturbance grew the STF tried to suppress the riot using tear gas but at around 4.30 pm prisoners working in the "Bingo" section broke into the main area and also started fighting with STF. The STF and the prison officials had to retreat from the prison.


2012 Welikada prison riot, Riot
The prisoners took control of the prison and a siege ensued during which some officials were held hostage by the prisoners. Numerous prisoners appeared on the prison's roof, some brandishing weapons. They started throwing stones at the STF who were now on the road outside the prison. They also threatened onlookers.


2012 Welikada prison riot, Riot
The prison was surrounded by the police and roads leading to the prison were closed at 5.45 pm. At around this time the prisoners broke into the prison's armouries and took arms including assault rifles. At around 6.15 pm five prisoners broke out of the prison and tried to escape on a trishaw. They opened fire at the STF who returned fire killing four of the prisoners. Over the next half an hour there was heavy gunfights between the prisoners in the prison and the authorities outside.


2012 Welikada prison riot, Riot
There was a power cut in the area at 6.25 pm which added more confusion to the situation. The authorities tried to storm the prison several times but had to withdraw after coming under fire from the prisoners. The army was called in, bringing with it an armoured car. The authorities had then planned to storm the prison at 8 pm but this had to be postponed due heavy rains. Eventually, at 2 am, the STF stormed the prison and took full control of the prison.


2012 Welikada prison riot, Riot
27 people, all prisoners, had been killed and 40 injured (20 prisoners, 13 STF, four soldiers, one prison guard and two others). Eyewitnesses, human rights groups and opposition politicians have alleged that some of the dead prisoners had been executed. A number of prisoners also escaped but most had been recaptured.


2012 Welikada prison riot, Riot
The prisoners may have had inside help – it's alleged that some prison guards had been selling contraband items to the prisoners and they weren't happy that the STF had been brought in to assist with the searches.


2012 Welikada prison riot, Reaction and investigation
The police have defended their actions, saying "By killing the prisoners who were armed, we prevented a much bigger disaster". Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Chandrasiri Gajadeera announced on 10 November 2012 that he had appointed a three-member committee to investigate the riot. A second investigation is to be carried out by Prisons Commissioner General P. W. Kodippili.


2012 Welikada prison riot, Reaction and investigation
The opposition has described the riot as a massacre and called for a parliamentary select committee to investigate the riot. Civil rights groups have also called for an independent investigation.


2012 Welikada prison riot, Reaction and investigation
The Asian Human Rights Commission has condemned the authorities actions and has called on the government to carry out a "thorough and credible inquiry" into the riot. The European Union has urged the authorities to ensure that the investigations into the riot are carried out impartially and speedily.


2012 Wellington Sevens
The 2012 Wellington Sevens was part of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series and was the 13th edition of the tournament, hosted at Wellington, New Zealand's Westpac Stadium.


2012 Wellington Sevens
New Zealand won the title by defeating Fiji 24–7 in the final.


2012 Wellington Sevens, Format
The teams were divided into pools of four teams, who played a round-robin within the pool. Points were awarded in each pool on a different schedule from most rugby tournaments—3 for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup competition. The four quarterfinal losers dropped into the bracket for the Plate. The Bowl was contested by the third- and fourth-place finishers in each pool, with the losers in the Bowl quarterfinals dropping into the bracket for the Shield.


2012 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2012 888真人 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 19 February 2012 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. This was the first time, that 888真人 sponsored the event.


2012 Welsh Open (snooker)
John Higgins was the defending champion, but he lost 3–4 against Ding Junhui in the last 16.


2012 Welsh Open (snooker)
Ding Junhui won his fifth ranking title by defeating Mark Selby 9–6 in the final.


2012 Welsh Open (snooker), Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2012 Welsh Open (snooker), Qualifying
These matches were held between 8 and 11 February 2012 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.


2012 Welsh local elections
The 2012 Welsh local elections,  were held on 3 May, in 21 out of 22 local authorities. The Labour Party made gains at the expense of the other 3 major parties and of independents. Labour won majority control of 10 councils, up 8 from the 2008 local elections, while 2 remained under the control of independents and 9 councils had no overall control.


2012 Welsh local elections
On 17 January 2012, the Welsh Government announced that elections for Anglesey council had been postponed to May 2013.


2012 Welsh local elections, Wales-Wide Results
For comparative purposes, the table above shows changes since 2008 excluding Anglesey, which was not up for election.


2012 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election
The Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council elections, 2012 were held to elect council members of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, the local government authority of Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.


2012 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election
The elections were contested in 16 of the 17 wards. In each ward, one seat was up for election. Welham Green was not contested as it is represented by two councillors and 2012 was not an election year.


2012 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election, Wards contested
The 16 wards contested in the Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council elections were:


2012 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council elections
The Welwyn Hatfield Council elections, 2012 were held to elect council members of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, the local government authority of Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.


2012 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council elections
The elections were contested in 16 of the 17 wards. Welham Green ward was not contested.


2012 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council elections, Wards contested
The 16 wards contested in the Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council elections were:


2012 West Asian Basketball League
The 2012 West Asian Basketball League was the 2nd season of the modern era of the West Asian Basketball League.


2012 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2012 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 29 though March 5 at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas-area community of Paradise, Nevada.


2012 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
With the addition of BYU to the conference, a new format was introduced for the 2012 tournament. The tournament began on Wednesday instead of Friday, and a first round 8 vs. 9 seed game was added. The 8/9 game was streamed live on wccsports.com on Wednesday, 29 February. The second round took place on Thursday, 1 March with #5 San Francisco playing the winner of the 8/9 game and #6 San Diego playing #7 Pepperdine. BYUtv Sports broadcast the second round of the tournament. The tournament quarterfinals were held on Friday, 2 March, and were broadcast on ESPNU.


2012 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
They featured #3 BYU against the 6/7 game winner and #4 Loyola Marymount against the 5/8/9 winner. The conference semifinals were held on Saturday, 3 March, and were broadcast on ESPN2. #1 Saint Mary's played the 4/5/8/9 winner and #2 Gonzaga played the 3/6/7 winner. The championship game was played on Monday, 5 March 2012 and was broadcast on television by ESPN and on national radio by Dial Global Sports, formerly Westwood One.


2012 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2012 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held February 29 though March 5 at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas area community of Paradise, Nevada.


2012 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Format
With the addition of BYU to the conference, a new format will be introduced for the 2012 tournament. The tournament will now start on Wednesday instead of Friday, and a first round 8 vs. 9 game has been added. The winner of the 8/9 game will play the 5 seed on Day 2 of the Tournament (Thursday) as well as the 6 vs. 7 match. BYUtv Sports will broadcast all the games from the second round through the semifinals.


2012 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Format
Day 3, or the Quarterfinals (Friday), will feature the winner of the 5/8/9 game playing the 4 seed and the winner of the 6/7 game playing the 3 seed. The semifinals (Saturday) will feature the appearance of the top 2 seeds. All teams will be off on Sunday, and the championship game will be played Monday afternoon on ESPNU.


2012 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Schedule
All games on TV were streamed live online on ESPN3 and on Facebook.com. ESPN Full Court broadcast all the BYUtv games except for the first semi-final. All BYUtv games were also streamed online at www.byutvsports.com/gameday.


2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election
Elections to West Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the six wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 22 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.


2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election
The election saw the Scottish Labour Party gain 2 seats to secure an overall majority on the Council while also significantly increasing their vote. The Scottish National Party remained in second place on the Council but West Dunbartonshire proved to be their worst performance in Scotland as they lost 3 seats including that of their former Council leader, Ronnie McColl. Independents increased their seat numbers to 3 through the addition of former Labour Councillor and the Scottish Socialist Party retained their sole seat in Scotland.


2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election
Following the election the Labour majority administration was formed. This replaced the previous SNP minority led administration which had been supported by the Independents that had existed from 2007-2012.


2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election, Election result
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.


2012 West Lancashire Borough Council election
The 2012 West Lancashire Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of  West Lancashire Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election, with results compared to the corresponding vote in 2008 West Lancashire Council election.


2012 West Lothian Council election
The 2012 West Lothian Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of West Lothian Council. The election will use the 9 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 33 Councillors being elected. The Bathgate Ward gained an additional seat for the 2012 elections. JAMAL The election saw Labour remain the largest party on the Council as they gained 2 seats.


2012 West Lothian Council election
The Scottish National Party also made 2 net gains and significantly increased their vote share, outpolling Labour in terms of votes cast. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party retained their single seat on the Council and so to did the Independents. The Action to Save St. John's Hospital group were completely wiped out from the authority losing all of their 3 seats.


2012 West Lothian Council election
Following the election the Labour formed a minority administration with the support of the Conservative and Independent Councillors. This replaced the SNP minority administration which had been supported by the Conservative and Action to Save St. John's Hospital group Councillors from 2007-2012.


2012 West Lothian Council election, Election result
Note: Bathgate ward is represented by four councillors, rather than three from 2012. "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.


2012 West Oxfordshire District Council election
The 2012 West Oxfordshire District Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of West Oxfordshire District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2012 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Background
After the last election in 2011 the Conservatives controlled the council with 44 councillors, while the Liberal Democrats had four seats and Labour had one seat. 17 seats were contested in 2012, with the Conservative Party having a full 17 candidates, while Labour had 13, the Liberal Democrats 10 and the Green Party had nine candidates.


2012 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Election result
The Conservatives lost three seats to Labour, but remained in control of the council with 41 councillors. The three Labour gains came in the wards of Chipping Norton, Witney Central and Witney East, taking the party to four seats on the council. This was level with the Liberal Democrats, who remained on four seats, but Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Poskitt did defeat the new Conservative leader of Oxfordshire County Council, Ian Hudspeth, in Woodstock and Bladon by 65 votes.


2012 West Oxfordshire District Council election, Election result
The three Labour gains came in wards with no Liberal Democrat or Green candidates, while the Liberal Democrat gain came in a ward with no Labour or Green candidates, although the parties denied there had been any arrangement. Overall eight of the 11 councillors who stood were re-elected, while average turnout at the election was 34.77%.


2012 West Oxfordshire District Council election, By-elections between 2012 and 2014, Carterton South
A by-election was held in Carterton South on 2 May 2013 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Joe Walcott. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Lynn Little with a majority of 369 votes over Labour candidate Dave Wesson.


2012 West Oxfordshire District Council election, By-elections between 2012 and 2014, Witney East
A by-election was held in Witney East on 2 May 2013 after the resignation of Conservative councillor Sian Davies. The seat was held for the Conservatives by Jeanette Baker with a majority of 152 votes over Labour candidate Alfred Fullah.


2012 West Oxfordshire District Council election, By-elections between 2012 and 2014, Chipping Norton
A by-election was held in Chipping Norton on 7 November 2013 after the death of Labour councillor Rob Evans. The seat was held for Labour by Geoff Saul with a majority of 310 votes over Conservative candidate Joe Johnson.


2012 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team
The 2012 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University in the 2012 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference. The Buffaloes ended the regular season with 9–2 record (7–1 in the LSC) which was enough to claim a share of the Lone Star Conference title and to qualify forthe NCAA tournament as a six seed in region 4. West Texas A&M went on to win the NCAA Super Region Four Tournament but ended the season with a loss to Winston-Salem State in the National semi-final.


2012 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team
With the 57–20 win over Western State September 8, eighth-year head coachDon Carthel tied former head coach Joe Kerbel for the most wins in school history with 68 and he passes him a week later with win over Texas A&MKingsville. 2012 was also the season were West Texas A&M had multiple shutouts for first time since 2008.


2012 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team
West Texas A&M was ranked No. 24 the initial AFCA poll of the season.


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


2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary
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 convicted felon and perennial candidate Keith Judd by a roughly 19-point margin, a relatively narrow victory that received national attention.


2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
West Virginia was given a 20% pledged delegate bonus due to the primary being held during Stage 3 of the primary season. 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.


2012 West Virginia Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
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.


2012 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 2012 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season marked the Mountaineers' first season as members of the Big 12 Conference. In addition, the 2012 season was the first for the team since 1942 without a Backyard Brawl matchup against their top rival Pittsburgh due to their exit from the Big East Conference after the 2011 season. The Mountaineers were led by Dana Holgorsen in his second season as head coach.


2012 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
Joe DeForest and Keith Patterson served as co-defensive coordinators in their first season at WVU, while Shannon Dawson was elevated to offensive coordinator after serving as the team's receivers coach in the 2011 season. West Virginia played its home games on Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia.


2012 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
West Virginia, entered the 2012 season ranked 11th in AP Poll and were projected to contend with Oklahoma for the Big 12 in their first season in the conference. The Mountaineers won their first five games of the season, which included a shootout win over #25 Baylor on homecoming, and a high-scoring affair with #11 Texas. The Mountaineers who had risen up to #5 in the AP Poll, went on the road to face the Texas Tech, a game which they fell behind 35–7, and would ultimately lose 49–14.


2012 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The Texas Tech loss was the start of 5–game losing streak, which saw the Mountaineers fall completely out the AP Poll, and out of Big 12 title contention. The Mountaineers recovered and won their final two games, to finish out the regular season with an 7–5 record, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. They were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl where they were defeated by longtime rival Syracuse.


2012 West Virginia elections
West Virginia's 2012 general elections were held on November 6, 2012. Primary elections were held on May 8, 2012.


2012 West Virginia elections, Federal, Senate
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, was re-elected, defeating token opposition in the primary, and then perennial candidate John Raese, a businessman and four-time Republican nominee for the Senate (including a challenge to Manchin in 2010), with 61% of the vote.


2012 West Virginia elections, Federal, House of Representatives, 1st congressional district
Republican incumbent David McKinley, who has represented the 1st district since 2011, easily won re-election, defeating Sue Thorn, a "community organizer", receiving 62% of the vote.


2012 West Virginia elections, Federal, House of Representatives, 2nd congressional district
Republican incumbent Shelley Moore Capito, who has represented the 2nd district since 2001, easily won re-election. She defeated Michael Davis and state Delegate Jonathan Miller in the Republican primary. and then Howard Swint, a union official, receiving 70% of the vote.


2012 West Virginia elections, Federal, House of Representatives, 3rd congressional district
Democratic incumbent Nick Rahall, who has represented the 3rd district since 1993 (and previously represented the 4th district from 1977 to 1993) won reelection in a close race (by the standard of that district, where many counties have not elected a Republican to any office in over 80 years), defeating State Delegate Rick Snuffer, who unsuccessfully challenged Rahall as the Republican nominee in 2004, with only 54% of the vote.


2012 West Virginia elections, State, Constitutional officers, Governor
Incumbent Democratic Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, who has held the position since 2010, won a full term in his own right, defeating Bill Maloney, a businessman who ran as the Republican nominee in the aforementioned 2011 special election. and two minor party candidates, winning 50% of the vote to 46%, with the minor party candidates receiving the remainder.


2012 West Virginia elections, State, Constitutional officers, Governor
The results give automatic ballot access for the next four years to both the Mountain Party, (a "green" party); and the Libertarian Party, as ballot access is based on getting 1% of the vote for governor.


2012 West Virginia elections, State, Constitutional officers, Secretary of State
Democratic incumbent Natalie Tennant, was re-elected easily, receiving 62% of the vote over Brian Savilla. She received by far the most votes of any statewide candidate.


2012 West Virginia elections, State, Constitutional officers, Attorney General
Democratic incumbent Darrell McGraw was defeated by  Patrick Morrisey, a lawyer specializing in health care matters, 51% to 49%, probably ending McGraw's career at the age of 76.


2012 West Virginia elections, State, Constitutional officers, Treasurer
Democratic incumbent John Perdue, won reelection over State Senate Minority Leader Mike Hall.


2012 West Virginia elections, State, Constitutional officers, Auditor
Democratic incumbent Glen Gainer III, won re-election over former state Delegate Larry Faircloth.


2012 West Virginia elections, State, Constitutional officers, Agriculture Commissioner
Democratic incumbent Gus Douglass, who has held the position of state Agriculture Commissioner since 1993 (and previously held the position from 1965 to 1989), decided to retire.


2012 West Virginia elections, State, Constitutional officers, Agriculture Commissioner
State Senator Walt Helmick sought and received the Democratic nomination to succeed Douglass. He defeated Joe Messineo, a former agricultural field supervisor for the state Department of Agriculture and the USDA; Steve Miller, an assistant state Agriculture Commissioner; Sally Shepherd, a farmer; and, Bob Tabb, the deputy state Agriculture Commissioner and former state Delegate.


2012 West Virginia elections, State, Constitutional officers, Agriculture Commissioner
Kent Leonhardt, a farmer and retired Marine lieutenant colonel, received the Republican nomination. Mike Teets, a cattleman who unsuccessfully challenged Douglass in 2008, has planned to run but dropped out of the race in February 2012.


2012 West Virginia elections, State, Legislature, State Senate
17 of the 34 members of the West Virginia Senate were up for election. The state Senate consisted of 28 Democrats and 6 Republicans. This was the first election after the redistricting following the 2010 Census.


2012 West Virginia elections, State, Legislature, State Senate
Democrats won 11 of the 17 races. With the carryover seats the Democrats retained control of the State Senate 23 to 11.


2012 West Virginia elections, State, Legislature, State House of Delegates
All 100 members of the West Virginia House of Delegates were up for election. The state House previously consisted of 65 Democrats and 35 Republicans. This likewise was the first election following the redistricting, with the House districts changed more than those of the Senate. Democrats won only 55 of the 100 races, making the new balance of power 55-45, the best showing for Republicans since the party shift of 1932.


2012 West Virginia elections, State, Supreme Court
Two seats were up for election on the state Supreme Court of Appeals. The electoral system requires voters to "vote for no more than two" in a single election, rather than electing each seat separately. Both seats were held by Democrats.


2012 West Virginia elections, State, Supreme Court
Justice Robin Jean Davis, who was first elected in 2000, ran for re-election, while Justice Thomas McHugh, kept his pledge to not seek a full term. McHugh had previously served on the court from 1980 to 1997, and was appointed and then elected to an unexpired term in 2008.


2012 West Virginia elections, State, Supreme Court
Davis faced Wood County Circuit Judge J.D. Beane; Letitia Neese Chafin, a lawyer and wife of state Senator H. Truman Chafin; Louis Palmer, a Supreme Court clerk; H. John "Buck" Rogers, a lawyer; and, Greenbrier County Circuit Judge Jim Rowe, in the Democratic primary. Chafin and Davis received the Democratic nomination.


2012 West Virginia elections, State, Supreme Court
Allen Loughry, a law clerk for Democrat Supreme Court Justice Margaret Workman, and Jefferson County Circuit Judge John Yoder sought and received the Republican nomination as they were the only two Republican candidates in the primary.


2012 West Virginia elections, State, Supreme Court
Davis was re-elected, while Allen Loughry was elected to his first term in office. With the election of Loughry, the court has two elected Republicans sitting on the bench for the first time since 1940.


2012 West Virginia gubernatorial election
The 2012 West Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the governor of West Virginia. Democratic incumbent Earl Ray Tomblin, who was elected governor in a special election in 2011, was elected to a full four-year term. The election was a rematch of the 2011 special election.


2012 Westcoast Curling Classic
The 2012 Westcoast Curling Classic was held from October 5 to 8 at the Royal City Curling Club in New Westminster, British Columbia as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a round robin format, and the purse for the event was CAD$52,000, of which the winner, Kevin Martin, received CAD$14,000. Martin defeated Andrew Bilesky in the final with a score of 8–6, earning his third consecutive title and his seventh title overall at the Westcoast Curling Classic.


2012 Western & Southern Open
The 2012 Western and Southern Open (known as such for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 111th edition (for the men) and the 84th (for the women) of the Cincinnati Masters, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2012 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. The tournament was held at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, United States, from August 11 to August 19, 2012. Roger Federer and Li Na won the singles titles.


2012 Western & Southern Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Seeds
The following players were seeded in the main singles draw, following the ATP Rankings of August 6, 2012:


2012 Western & Southern Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:


2012 Western & Southern Open, ATP singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


2012 Western & Southern Open, ATP doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2012 Western & Southern Open, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:


2012 Western & Southern Open, WTA singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


2012 Western & Southern Open, WTA doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2012 Western & Southern Open, Finals, Men's doubles
Robert Lindstedt /  Horia Tecău defeated  Mahesh Bhupathi /  Rohan Bopanna, 6–4, 6–4


2012 Western & Southern Open, Finals, Women's doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková /  Lucie Hradecká defeated  Katarina Srebotnik /  Zheng Jie, 6–1, 6–3


2012 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions. However, they chose not to play together. Bhupathi played with Rohan Bopanna and Paes played with Radek Štěpánek


2012 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles
Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–0, 7–6 (9–7), to win the Men's Singles title at the 2012 Cincinnati Masters. It was his record fifth title at the Cincinnati Masters, and the first occasion that a player won an ATP Masters 1000 event without having serve broken or losing a set. Federer would repeat this accomplishment at the 2015 event. It was Djokovic's fourth runner-up finish at the Cincinnati Masters.


2012 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles
Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Jérémy Chardy.


2012 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2012 Western & Southern Open – Women's Doubles
Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova were the defending champions, but withdrew because of Shvedova's heat illness. Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká won the title after defeating Katarina Srebotnik and Zheng Jie 6–1, 6–3 in the final.


2012 Western & Southern Open – Women's Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2012 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but withdrew because of a stomach virus. Li Na defeated Angelique Kerber for the title, 1–6, 6–3, 6–1.


2012 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
The top eight seeds and the Montreal finalists receive a bye into the second round.


2012 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2012 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament began on May 23 and ended on May 26 or 27. The top six regular season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament held at HoHoKam Stadium in Mesa, AZ. Fifth seeded Fresno State won their sixth and final tournament championship and claimed the Western Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The Bulldogs joined the Mountain West Conference after the 2012 season.


2012 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, Seeding and format
The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six. The bottom four seeds played on the first day, with the losers of each game playing an elimination game in Game 3. On day 2, the winners of games 1 and 2 played the top two seeds. Higher seeds were protected by playing lower seeds or playing later elimination games.


2012 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, All-Tournament Team, Most Valuable Player
Jordan Luplow was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Luplow was a right fielder for Fresno State.


2012 Western Athletic Conference football season
The 2012 Western Athletic Conference football season was the 51st and final college football season for the Western Athletic Conference in the top level of NCAA football, known since 2006 as Division I FBS. Seven teams competed in the 2012 season: Idaho, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, San Jose State, Texas State, Utah State, and UTSA. Utah State went undefeated against its conference opponents to become, at the time, the final WAC conference champion. It was also chosen to represent the WAC in one of its two bowl berths; conference runner-up San Jose State was chosen to fill the conference's other bowl berth.


2012 Western Athletic Conference football season
Due to a major wave of departures that hit the WAC hard over the previous three seasons, the 2012 WAC football season marked what was at that time the conference's final season sponsoring football. Before the season began, San Jose State and Utah State announced they would be leaving to join several other former WAC schools in the Mountain West Conference. Louisiana Tech and UTSA joined several other schools in moving to Conference USA after the season, which also contains several former WAC members. Texas State moved to the Sun Belt Conference.


2012 Western Athletic Conference football season
Idaho and New Mexico State joined Notre Dame, Army, Navy, and BYU as FBS independents for 2013 before becoming Sun Belt football-only members in 2014 (Idaho left the WAC entirely as part of the realignment; while electing to keep their football team as a Bowl Subdivision member, the Vandals returned to the Big Sky Conference for other sports).


2012 Western Athletic Conference football season
The WAC will reinstate football in the fall 2021 season, but at the second level of NCAA football, Division I FCS. For more information on the revival of WAC football, see the section of the main conference page that discusses this development.


2012 Western Athletic Conference football season, Home attendance
Louisiana Tech's home game against Texas A&M was played at the 49,427-seat Independence Stadium in Shreveport.


2012 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
The 2012 Western Carolina Catamounts football team represented Western Carolina University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference. They were led by first year head coach Mark Speir and played their home games at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium. They finished the season 1–10, 0–8 in SoCon play to finish in last place.


2012 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
The 2012 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Mark Hendrickson in his fourth full season and fifth overall year since coaching the first seven games of the 2008 season. They played their home games at Hanson Field. Western Illinois finished the season 3–8 overall and 1–7 in MVFC play to place ninth.


2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team
The 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Bill Cubit and played their home games at Waldo Stadium as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). In 2011, the Broncos finished at 7–6 (5–3 MAC), third place in the MAC West division.


2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Western Michigan fired Cubit on November 17, 2012, following a season-ending loss to Eastern Michigan. WMU finished the year 4–8, its worst record since 2004. P. J. Fleck, 32-year-old Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant, was named head coach on December 18, 2012.


2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, At Illinois
First quarter scoring: ILL – Ryan Lankford received a 64-yard pass from Nick Scheelhaase (Nick Immekus kick); Immekus kicked 43-yard field goal.


2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, At Illinois
Second quarter scoring: ILL – Scheelhaase 4-yard run (Immekus kick).


2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, At Illinois
Third quarter scoring: WMU – Jaime Wilson received an 8-yard pass from Alex Carder (Andrew Haldeman kick).


2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Game summaries, At Illinois
4th quarter scoring: ILL – Ashante Williams returned a 60-yard interception (Immekus kick).


2012 Western New York Flash season
The 2012 Western New York Flash season was the club's fourth season of existence. The club played in the newly created WPSL Elite League following the suspension of Women's Professional Soccer.


2012 Western New York Flash season, Review
On January 30, 2012, the WPS announced that the league would suspend operations for the 2012 season, meaning that the Flash will not have a main domestic league to participate in for the season.


2012 Western Pennsylvania Sting season
The 2012 Western Pennsylvania Sting season was the first season and only season for the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) franchise.


2012 Western Pennsylvania Sting season
The Sting were originally created to replace the Saginaw Sting, who had left the league to re-join the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL). The Sting had an agreement to host games at Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, as well as other cities throughout Western Pennsylvania.


2012 Western Pennsylvania Sting season
On November 30, 2011, the Sting announced that Paul Pennington would be their first coach in franchise history.


2012 Western Pennsylvania Sting season
On May 15, 2012, the Sting were suspended by the league due to a lack of funds.


2012 Western Pennsylvania Sting season
The Sting were able to finish the season with an 0-7 record, and failed to qualify for the playoffs.


2012 Western Pennsylvania Sting season, Final roster
Rookies in italicsRoster updated May 26, 201215 Active, 1 Inactive


2012 Wests Tigers season
The 2012 Wests Tigers season was the club’s 13th season as a joint-venture. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2012 Telstra Premiership, finishing the regular season in 10th place out of the 16 teams that competed. In doing so, they failed to make the top eight for the first time since 2009.


2012 Wests Tigers season, Season summary
During the off season, the Wests Tigers were listed as favourites to take out the 2012 NRL premiership. After preseason victories against the Parramatta Eels and the Sydney Roosters, the Tigers were well placed to have a successful 2012 season. With new players that they signed in the off season such as Joel Reddy and Adam Blair, the team seemed well placed to win their second premiership title.


2012 Wests Tigers season, Season summary
Coached by Tim Sheens and captained by Robbie Farah, the team started the season with a thrilling one-point victory over the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks; however, the rest of the season produced a lot of disappointment for the team's fans. Following their first-round victory, the side lost five games straight. A mid-season revival followed, though, which saw them notch seven straight victories to move into the top four. This run included a 40–0 win over the Canberra Raiders.


2012 Wests Tigers season, Season summary
A string of poor performances in the back end of the season followed, though, including a 44–22 loss to the Roosters and a 26–6 loss to the Melbourne Storm in the last two rounds, which saw them lose eight out of their last 11 games and put them out of finals contention.


2012 Wests Tigers season, Season summary
With 11 wins and 13 losses, the Tigers' season came to an end with them in 10th place out in the 16-team competition. Despite the result, the Tigers performed well in small areas of the game, which showed in terms of the team's overall statistics at the end of the season. The error count was one area where they performed well, being ranked second in the league. They also performed strongly in terms of tries, scoring 89; only six teams scored more.


2012 Wests Tigers season, Season summary
They lacked penetration, however, ranking close to the bottom in the league in terms of line breaks, tackle busts, off loads and metres gained. Defence was also a problem, with the Tigers conceding 45 points more than they scored. The failure of the club's new signings to perform as expected hurt the Tigers, while injuries to several key players, including Robbie Farah and Lote Tuqiri, compounded their situation. Benji Marshall stood in as captain in Farah's absence, and was the team's top scorer, with 167 points, which was fifth overall in the competition. Aaron Woods, who played all 24 games of the season, was named the club's Player of the Year.


2012 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election
Elections to Weymouth and Portland Borough Council in Dorset took place on Thursday 3 May 2012.


2012 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, Election result, Ward results
Farrell had been elected as a Liberal Democrat in 2008.


2012 Weymouth and Portland Borough Council election, Election result, Ward results
Munro (incumbent) had been elected as an Independent in 2008.


2012 Whites Drug Store Classic
The 2012 Whites Drug Store Classic was held from November 9 to 12 at the Swan River Curling Club in Swan River, Manitoba as part of the 2012–13 World Curling Tour. The event was held in a triple-knockout format, and the purse for the event was CAD$50,000, of which the winner, Mike McEwen, received CAD$12,000. McEwen defeated Randy Bryden of Saskatchewan in the final with a score of 4–2.


2012 Wichita Wild season
The 2012 Wichita Wild season was the team's sixth season as a professional indoor football franchise and fourth in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of sixteen teams competing in the IFL for the 2012 season, the Park City, Kansas-based Wichita Wild were members of the Intense Conference.


2012 Wichita Wild season
Under the leadership of head coach Paco Martinez, the team played their home games at the Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas.


2012 Wichita Wild season, Roster
Rookies in italics updated June 29, 201219 Active, 0 Inactive


2012 Widnes Vikings season
This article details the Widnes Vikings rugby league football club's 2012 season. This is the seventeenth season of the Super League era.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
The Rugby Football League announced that the Vikings' application had been accepted and would be accepted into Super League XVII.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
Widnes give Prop Ben Kavanagh a 3-year Super League deal making him the first current player to get a new Super League contract.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
It was announced that the Vikings would keep current players Paddy Flynn and Steve Pickersgill through the 2012 season on their existing deals.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
Widnes announced the capture of Wigan Warriors Prop Ben Cross (formerly of Leeds Rhinos) on a one-year deal; they also recruited Second Rower Hep Cahill form Crusaders on a three-year deal. Another signing for the Vikings came in the form of off of contract Hull Kingston Rovers fullback Shaun Briscoe, also current player Macgraff Leuluai signed a two-year Super League deal after impressing the coaching staff in 2011. Three more current Widnes players signed Super League contracts: David Allen on a two-year deal, Thomas Coyle on a two-year deal and Kurt Haggerty on a one-year deal with the option of another year.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
The Vikings signed New Zealand winger Patrick Ah Van from the Bradford Bulls on a two-year deal. Other new signings include Frank Winterstein on a 2-year deal from Crusaders, also his teammate Lloyd White joins Widnes on a 3-year deal. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats centre Chris Dean was announced on a 2-year deal while Wigan Warriors prop Ben Davies also signs for 2 years. Widnes have also promoted youngsters Jack Owens, Danny Craven and Tom Gilmore to full-time contracts with the Vikings.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
Widnes announce the signing of Castleford Tigers centre Willie Isa on a 2 Year Deal. The Vikings released Dean Gaskell, Richard Varkulis, Gareth Haggerty, Danny Hulme, Shane Grady, Chris Lunt, Chaz I'Anson, Matt Gardner, Greg Scott, Daniel Heckenberg, Danny Sculthorpe, Tangi Ropati and Dave Houghton.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
The 2012 Super League fixtures were announced with Widnes taking on Wakefield Trinity Wildcats at the Stobart Stadium on 3 February; this match was selected to be on Sky Sports. It marked the Vikings' first Super League game since 2005. Widnes signed centre Stefan Marsh on a one-year loan deal from fellow Super League club Wigan Warriors.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
The 2012 squad numbers were released. The Vikings lost their Boxing Day friendly 32–18 against arch rivals Warrington Wolves, the Vikings tries came from Scott Moore, Thomas Coyle and Danny Craven, Patrick Ah Van kicked all 3 goals.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
Widnes started 2012 with a 28–6 win over Championship team Swinton Lions. Paddy Flynn, Stefan Marsh, Kurt Haggerty, Rhys Hanbury and Danny Craven all scored a try each for the Vikings whilst Patrick Ah Van kicked a goal, Craven kicked a goal and Lloyd White finished with 2 goals. The Vikings signed ex-Wigan Warriors fullback Cameron Phelps on a 2 Year Deal.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
Widnes had the honour of being St Helens R.F.C. 's first opponents at Langtree Park, however they went down 42–24 after a spirited performance, wingman Paddy Flynn scored a hat-trick while Stefan Marsh and Rhys Hanbury also crossed the try-line, Ah Van converted 2 of the tries. It was announced that the Vikings had captured Melbourne Storm prop Sione Kite on a two-year deal.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
Widnes kicked off their first year back in the Super League with a 32–14 loss to new-look Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, the Vikings looked good and took the lead with tries from Danny Craven, Patrick Ah Van and Hep Cahill with Ah Van kicking a goal however they surrendered to a late Wakefield fightback. The Vikings were destroyed by a rampant Huddersfield Giants side, the Giants came away with a 66–6 win with Widnes' sole try coming from Paddy Flynn while Ah Van kicked the goal.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
Widnes lost 38–18 to Salford City Reds with Ah Van scoring 2 tries and 2 goals with Flynn also scoring. Rhys Hanbury also kicked a goal. The Vikings were beaten 44–16 by the champions Leeds Rhinos, Ah Van, Hanbury and Flynn all crossed for tries whilst Ah Van kicked 2 goals.


2012 Widnes Vikings season, Season review
March did not start well for the Vikings as they lost 36–0 to Hull Kingston Rovers. However the week after the Vikings recorded their first win of the season and what a shock it was, trailing 36–18 with 30 minutes to go Widnes came back and beat Wigan Warriors 37–36 with Paddy Flynn, Stefan Marsh, Shaun Briscoe (2), Lloyd White and Frank Winterstein all scoring tries, on loan Gareth O'Brien kicked all 6 goals and White finished the scoring with a drop-goal.