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2008Final results

2008 election for West Virginia Senate District 5

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Robert H. Plymale (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Stephen L. Hall (R) by 33.9 points.

Robert H. PlymaleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%23,763
Stephen L. HallRepublican
33.0%11,722
35,485 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+0.42002D+23.62004D+28.12006D+33.92008D+2.82014D+20.52016

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