2008 West Virginia Senate election

2008 West Virginia Senate elections
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17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate; 18 seats needed for a majority
Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90%	Republican 50–60% 60–70% >90%
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

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

[1] Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 731–39. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[Before-2] Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 483. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[Results-3] Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 741–44. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

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