2008Final results
2008 election for West Virginia Senate District 1
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Jack Yost (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Christopher Wakim (R) by 20.5 points.
Jack YostDemocrat · winner
60.3%23,938
Christopher WakimRepublican
39.7%15,782
39,720 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET