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2008Final results

2008 election for West Virginia Senate District 11

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

William R. Laird IV (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Aubry Wilson (R) by 26.6 points.

William R. Laird IVDemocrat · winner
59.6%21,619
Aubry WilsonRepublican
33.0%11,984
Andy WaddellMountain
7.4%2,682
36,285 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

EvenD+28.62002D+29.42004D+5.32006D+26.62008D+19.62010R+31.02012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET