2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 West Virginia election results
Every race on West Virginia's ballot in the 2008 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races80
Changed party4
Unopposed36%29 races
Incumbents defeated1
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | John McCain (R) | 13.1 |
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | John D. Rockefeller, IV (D) | 27.5 |
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | Joe Manchin, III (D) | 46.1 |
U.S. House
D 2 · R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV-1 | Alan Mollohan (D) | Unopposed | |
| WV-2 | Shelley Moore Capito (R) | 14.1 | |
| WV-3 | Nick J. Rahall II (D) | 33.8 |
West Virginia State Senate
D 13 · R 4 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Jack Yost (D) | 20.5 | |
| SD-2 | Jeffrey V. Kessler (D) | 27.5 | |
| SD-3 | Donna J. Boley (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | Karen Facemyer (R) | 22.3 | |
| SD-5 | Robert H. Plymale (D) | 33.9 | |
| SD-6 | John Fanning (D) | 31.1 | |
| SD-7 | Earl Ray Tomblin (D) | 46.3 | |
| SD-8 | Corey Palumbo · Dan Foster (D) | 16.3 | |
| SD-9 | Richard Browning (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Donald T. Caruth (R) | 7.4 | |
| SD-11 | William R. Laird IV (D) | 26.6 | |
| SD-12 | Doug Facemire (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Roman W. Prezioso Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Bob Williams (D) | 2.6 | Flipped |
| SD-15 | Clark Barnes (R) | 11.8 | Flipped |
| SD-16 | Herb Snyder (D) | 0.4 |
West Virginia House of Delegates
D 70 · R 30 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 | Randy Swartzmiller · Pat McGeehan (DEM) | 17.2 | |
| HD-2 | Timothy R. Ennis · Roy E. Givens (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-3 | Orphy Klempa · Tal Hutchins (D) | 14.0 | |
| HD-4 | Scott G. Varner · Mike Ferro (D) | 7.2 | |
| HD-5 | Dave Pethtel (D) | 69.1 | |
| HD-6 | William Roger Romine (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-7 | Lynwood Ireland (R) | 27.3 | |
| HD-8 | Bill Anderson (R) | 34.7 | |
| HD-9 | Larry Border (R) | 14.2 | |
| HD-10 | Tom Azinger · John N. Ellem · Dan Poling (REP) | 0.0 | |
| HD-11 | Bob Ashley (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-12 | Mitch B. Carmichael (R) | 6.1 | |
| HD-13 | Brady R. Paxton · Dale Martin (D) | 3.2 | |
| HD-14 | Troy Andes · Patti Eagloski Schoen (R) | 7.0 | |
| HD-15 | Kevin J. Craig · James H. Morgan Jr. · Carol Miller (DEM) | 1.8 | |
| HD-16 | Doug Reynolds · Kelli Sobonya · Dale G. Stephens (DEM) | 4.4 | |
| HD-17 | Richard Thompson · Don Perdue (D) | 12.6 | |
| HD-18 | Larry W. Barker (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-19 | Greg A. Butcher · Josh Stowers · Jeff Eldridge · Ralph Rodighiero (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-20 | K. Steven Kominar (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-21 | Harry Keith White (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-22 | Linda Goode Phillips · Daniel Hall (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-23 | Clif Moore (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-24 | John H. Shott (R) | 7.2 | Flipped |
| HD-25 | John Frazier · Thomas Mike Porter (DEM) | 2.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-26 | Gerald L. Crosier (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-27 | Linda Sumner · Ricky Moye · William R. Wooton · Sally Susman · Virginia Mahan (REP) | 0.4 | |
| HD-28 | Thomas W. Campbell · Ray Canterbury (DEM) | 11.2 | |
| HD-29 | Tom Louisos · David G. Perry · Margaret Anne Staggers (D) | 11.0 | |
| HD-30 | Doug Skaff Jr. · Danny Wells · Bonnie Brown · Barbara Hatfield · Mark A. Hunt · Sharon Spencer · Nancy Guthrie (D) | 0.6 | |
| HD-31 | Carrie Webster (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-32 | Tim Armstead · Ronald N. Walters · Patrick Lane (R) | 2.6 | |
| HD-33 | David A. Walker (D) | 35.7 | |
| HD-34 | Brent Boggs (D) | 66.9 | |
| HD-35 | Sam Argento (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-36 | Joe Talbott (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-37 | Bill Proudfoot · Bill Hartman (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-38 | Peggy Donaldson Smith (D) | 31.5 | |
| HD-39 | Bill Hamilton (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-40 | Mary M. Poling (D) | 27.8 | |
| HD-41 | Tim Miley · Ron Fragale · Samuel J. Cann · Richard J. Iaquinta (D) | 3.1 | |
| HD-42 | Mike Manypenny (D) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| HD-43 | Mike Caputo · Linda Longstreth · Tim Manchin (DEM) | 7.1 | |
| HD-44 | Alex Jay Shook · Charlene Marshall · Robert D. Beach · Barbara Evans Fleischauer (D) | 0.9 | |
| HD-45 | Larry Allen Williams (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-46 | Stan Shaver (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-47 | Harold F. Michael (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-48 | Allen V. Evans (R) | 28.2 | |
| HD-49 | Robert A. Schadler (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-50 | Ruth Rowan (R) | 26.1 | |
| HD-51 | Daryl E. Cowles (R) | 51.0 | |
| HD-52 | Craig P. Blair (R) | 9.7 | |
| HD-53 | Jonathan Miller (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-54 | Walter E. Duke (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-55 | John Overington (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-56 | Robert C. Tabb (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-57 | John Doyle (D) | 20.0 | |
| HD-58 | Tiffany Lawrence (D) | 15.6 |
West Virginia
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab