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2008 election for West Virginia Senate District 14
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Bob Williams (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Gary Howell (R) by 2.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bob WilliamsDemocrat · winner
51.3%22,205
Gary HowellRepublican
48.7%21,098
43,303 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