Mike Oliverio Decides Not to Run Again in West Virginia

By Abby Livingston

Posted December 18, 2011 at 12:14pm

There will be no rematch for West Virginia’s 1st district in 2012. Former state Sen. Mike Oliverio has opted not to challenge Rep. David McKinley (R) after announcing in September he would run again.

Oliverio defeated then-Rep. Alan Mollohan in the 2010 Democratic primary. He went on to lose against McKinley in the general by 1,400 votes.

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