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2006Final results

2006 election for West Virginia Senate District 8

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

2 seats: Brooks F. McCabe Jr. (D), Erik P. Wells (D) won.

2 seats
Brooks F. McCabe Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
30.0%31,746
Erik P. WellsDemocrat · winner
29.4%31,073
Mark PlantsRepublican
21.2%22,408
Ann CalvertRepublican
19.4%20,552
105,779 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+6.12000R+7.52002D+11.02004D+16.22006D+32.92008D+19.32010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET