2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 West Virginia State Senate election results, district by district
Every West Virginia State Senate district in the 2008 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 34 seats
After the electionD 26 · R 8
Races16
Changed party2
Unopposed25%4 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 13 · R 4
| 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 State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner