2008 West Virginia Senate election
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Winner by party Margin of victory Holds and gains Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican hold
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The 2008 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, to elect members to the 79th and 80th Legislatures; held concurrently with the presidential, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and gubernatorial elections.[1] State senate seats in West Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms. 17 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election. While Republican candidate for John McCain won the state in the presidential election by 13 points, the Democratic Party won over 60% of the vote for state senate and flipped 3 Republican seats, expanding the Democrats' supermajority.[2]
Summary
Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Before[2] 78th Leg. | Up | Won | After 79th Leg. | +/– | |||||
Democratic | 16 | 435,696 | 61.2 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 3 | |
Republican | 14 | 273,442 | 38.4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | |
Mountain | 1 | 2,682 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 711,820 | 100% | 34 | 17 | 34 |
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SD 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jack Yost | 23,938 | 60.3 | |
Republican | Chris Wakim | 15,782 | 29.7 | |
Total votes | 39,720 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
SD 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jeffrey V. Kessler (incumbent) | 23,875 | 63.8 | |
Republican | Fred Brunner | 13,564 | 26.2 | |
Total votes | 37,439 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Donna Boley (incumbent) | 35,470 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 35,470 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
SD 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Karen Facemyer (incumbent) | 28,801 | 61.2 | |
Democratic | Rocky Holmes | 18,280 | 38.8 | |
Total votes | 47,081 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
SD 5
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Plymale (incumbent) | 23,763 | 67.0 | |
Republican | Stephen Hall | 11,722 | 33.0 | |
Total votes | 35,485 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Pat Fanning (incumbent) | 17,603 | 65.6 | |
Republican | Mark Maynard | 9,242 | 34.4 | |
Total votes | 26,845 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 7
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Ray Tomblin (incumbent) | 24,010 | 73.1 | |
Republican | Billy Marcum | 8,813 | 26.9 | |
Total votes | 32,823 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 8
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Corey Palumbo | 52,151 | 67.6 | |
Republican | Robert Ore | 25,025 | 32.4 | |
Total votes | 77,176 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
SD 9
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Browning | 24,227 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 24,227 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 10
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Donald Caruth (incumbent) | 20,270 | 53.7 | |
Democratic | James McNeely | 17,486 | 46.3 | |
Total votes | 37,756 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
SD 11
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William Laird IV | 21,619 | 59.5 | |
Republican | Aubry Wilson | 11,984 | 33.0 | |
Mountain | Andy Waddell | 2,682 | 7.4 | |
Total votes | 36,285 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 12
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Douglas Facemire | 34,203 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 34,203 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 13
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Roman W. Prezioso, Jr. (incumbent) | 35,520 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 35,520 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 14
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Williams | 22,205 | 51.3 | |
Republican | Gary Howell | 21,098 | 48.7 | |
Total votes | 43,303 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 15
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clark Barnes | 25,283 | 55.9 | |
Democratic | Mark Ross | 19,942 | 44.1 | |
Total votes | 45,225 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
SD 16
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Herb Snyder | 26,793 | 55.9 | |
Republican | Bob Adams | 21,098 | 44.1 | |
Total votes | 47,891 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
SD 17
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dan Foster (incumbent) | 50,081 | 66.4 | |
Republican | Alan Long | 25,290 | 33.6 | |
Total votes | 75,371 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
- 2008 United States presidential election in West Virginia
- 2008 United States Senate election in West Virginia
- 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
- 2008 West Virginia gubernatorial election
References
- ^ Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 731–39. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ a b Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 483. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 741–44. Retrieved February 23, 2024.