Achievements 2012 When incumbent Republican Representative Mitch Carmichael ran for West Virginia Senate and left the seat open, Westfall was unopposed for the May 8, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,590 votes, and won the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 3,442 votes (497%) against Democratic nominee Jo Boggess Phillips (who had run for the seat in 2008 and 2010) and Mountain Party candidate Justin Johnson.