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2008Final results

2008 election for West Virginia Delegate District 12

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Mitch B. Carmichael (R) won re-election with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Jo Boggess Phillips (D) by 6.1 points.

Mitch B. CarmichaelRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.1%4,454
46.9%3,941
8,395 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+31.72002R+35.12004R+25.12006R+6.12008R+1.82010

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)