2008Final results
2008 election for West Virginia Governor
Governor · West Virginia
Joe Manchin, III (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Russ Weeks (R) by 46.1 points.
Joe Manchin, IIIDemocrat · winner
73.1%492,697
Russ WeeksRepublican
26.9%181,612
674,309 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET