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2008Final results

2008 election for West Virginia Senate District 7

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Earl Ray Tomblin (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Billy Marcum (R) by 46.3 points.

Earl Ray TomblinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.1%24,010
Billy MarcumRepublican
26.9%8,813
32,823 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+38.22002D+49.02004D+54.32006D+46.32008D+31.42014D+17.62016

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