2008Final results
2008 election for West Virginia Senate District 8
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
2 seats: Corey Palumbo (D), Dan Foster (D) won.
2 seatsCorey PalumboDemocrat · winner
34.2%52,151
Dan FosterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.8%50,081
Alan LongRepublican
16.6%25,290
Robert Clarence OreRepublican
16.4%25,025
152,547 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