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2008 West Virginia Senate election

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2008 West Virginia Senate elections

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17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Earl Ray Tomblin Vic Sprouse
(retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since 1995 1998
Leader's seat SD 7 SD 8
Seats before 23 11
Seats after 26 8
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3
Popular vote 435,696 273,442
Percentage 61.2% 38.4%
Seats up 10 7
Seats won 13 4

Holds and gains
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican hold

Senate President before election

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

Elected Senate President

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

The 2008 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, to elect members to the 79th and 80th Legislatures; held concurrently with the presidential, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and gubernatorial elections.[1] State senate seats in West Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms. 17 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election. While Republican candidate for John McCain won the state in the presidential election by 13 points, the Democratic Party won over 60% of the vote for state senate and flipped 3 Republican seats, expanding the Democrats' supermajority.[2]

Summary

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Summary of the 2008 West Virginia Senate election results[3]
Party Candidates Votes % Seats
Before[2]
78th Leg.
Up Won After
79th Leg.
+/–
Democratic 16 435,696 61.2 23 10 13 26 Increase 3
Republican 14 273,442 38.4 11 7 4 8 Decrease 3
Mountain 1 2,682 0.4 0 0 0 0 Steady
Total 711,820 100% 34 17 34 Steady
Popular vote
Democratic
61.2%
Republican
38.4%
Mountain
0.4%
Seats won
Democratic
76.5%
Republican
23.5%
Total senate seats
Democratic
76.5%
Republican
23.5%

SD 1

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2008 West Virginia SD 1 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack Yost 23,938 60.3
Republican Chris Wakim 15,782 29.7
Total votes 39,720 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

SD 2

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2008 West Virginia SD 2 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeffrey V. Kessler (incumbent) 23,875 63.8
Republican Fred Brunner 13,564 26.2
Total votes 37,439 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 3

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2008 West Virginia SD 3 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donna Boley (incumbent) 35,470 100.0
Total votes 35,470 100.0
Republican hold

SD 4

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2008 West Virginia SD 4 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Karen Facemyer (incumbent) 28,801 61.2
Democratic Rocky Holmes 18,280 38.8
Total votes 47,081 100.0
Republican hold

SD 5

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2008 West Virginia SD 5 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Plymale (incumbent) 23,763 67.0
Republican Stephen Hall 11,722 33.0
Total votes 35,485 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 6

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2008 West Virginia SD 6 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Pat Fanning (incumbent) 17,603 65.6
Republican Mark Maynard 9,242 34.4
Total votes 26,845 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 7

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2008 West Virginia SD 7 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earl Ray Tomblin (incumbent) 24,010 73.1
Republican Billy Marcum 8,813 26.9
Total votes 32,823 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 8

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2008 West Virginia SD 8 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Corey Palumbo 52,151 67.6
Republican Robert Ore 25,025 32.4
Total votes 77,176 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

SD 9

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2008 West Virginia SD 9 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Browning 24,227 100.0
Total votes 24,227 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 10

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2008 West Virginia SD 10 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald Caruth (incumbent) 20,270 53.7
Democratic James McNeely 17,486 46.3
Total votes 37,756 100.0
Republican hold

SD 11

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2008 West Virginia SD 11 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Laird IV 21,619 59.5
Republican Aubry Wilson 11,984 33.0
Mountain Andy Waddell 2,682 7.4
Total votes 36,285 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 12

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2008 West Virginia SD 12 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Douglas Facemire 34,203 100.0
Total votes 34,203 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 13

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2008 West Virginia SD 13 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roman W. Prezioso, Jr. (incumbent) 35,520 100.0
Total votes 35,520 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 14

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2008 West Virginia SD 14 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Williams 22,205 51.3
Republican Gary Howell 21,098 48.7
Total votes 43,303 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 15

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2008 West Virginia SD 15 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Clark Barnes 25,283 55.9
Democratic Mark Ross 19,942 44.1
Total votes 45,225 100.0
Republican hold

SD 16

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2008 West Virginia SD 16 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Herb Snyder 26,793 55.9
Republican Bob Adams 21,098 44.1
Total votes 47,891 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

SD 17

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2008 West Virginia SD 17 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Foster (incumbent) 50,081 66.4
Republican Alan Long 25,290 33.6
Total votes 75,371 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 731–39. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 483. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 741–44. Retrieved February 23, 2024.