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]
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Holds and gains Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican hold
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Summary edit
Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Before[2] 78th Leg. |
Up | Won | After 79th Leg. |
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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 |
SD 1 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Browning | 24,227 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 24,227 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 10 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Douglas Facemire | 34,203 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 34,203 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 13 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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.