2008Final results
2008 election for West Virginia's 3rd District
U.S. House · West Virginia
Nick J. Rahall II (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Marty Gearheart (R) by 33.8 points.
Nick J. Rahall IIDemocrat · winner
66.9%133,522
Marty GearheartRepublican
33.1%66,005
199,527 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Nick J. Rahall IINo Republican
$794.9K
Raised by the campaign
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$592.3K
Spent by the campaign
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$1.4M
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008