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2008 West Virginia Senate election

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]

2008 West Virginia Senate elections
← 2006November 4, 20082010 →
17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderEarl Ray TomblinVic Sprouse
(retired)
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Leader since19951998
Leader's seatSD 7SD 8
Seats before2311
Seats after268
Seat changeIncrease 3Decrease 3
Popular vote435,696273,442
Percentage61.2%38.4%
Seats up107
Seats won134
Holds and gains
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican hold
Senate President before election

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

Elected Senate President

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

Summary

Summary of the 2008 West Virginia Senate election results[3]
PartyCandidatesVotes%Seats
Before[2]
78th Leg.		UpWonAfter
79th Leg.		+/–
Democratic16435,69661.223101326 3
Republican14273,44238.411748 3
Mountain12,6820.40000
Total711,820100%341734
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
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJack Yost 23,938 60.3
RepublicanChris Wakim15,78229.7
Total votes39,720 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

SD 2

2008 West Virginia SD 2 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJeffrey V. Kessler (incumbent) 23,875 63.8
RepublicanFred Brunner13,56426.2
Total votes37,439 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 3

2008 West Virginia SD 3 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDonna Boley (incumbent) 35,470 100.0
Total votes35,470 100.0
Republican hold

SD 4

2008 West Virginia SD 4 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanKaren Facemyer (incumbent) 28,801 61.2
DemocraticRocky Holmes18,28038.8
Total votes47,081 100.0
Republican hold

SD 5

2008 West Virginia SD 5 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRobert Plymale (incumbent) 23,763 67.0
RepublicanStephen Hall11,72233.0
Total votes35,485 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 6

2008 West Virginia SD 6 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJohn Pat Fanning (incumbent) 17,603 65.6
RepublicanMark Maynard9,24234.4
Total votes26,845 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 7

2008 West Virginia SD 7 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticEarl Ray Tomblin (incumbent) 24,010 73.1
RepublicanBilly Marcum8,81326.9
Total votes32,823 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 8

2008 West Virginia SD 8 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticCorey Palumbo 52,151 67.6
RepublicanRobert Ore25,02532.4
Total votes77,176 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

SD 9

2008 West Virginia SD 9 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRichard Browning 24,227 100.0
Total votes24,227 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 10

2008 West Virginia SD 10 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDonald Caruth (incumbent) 20,270 53.7
DemocraticJames McNeely17,48646.3
Total votes37,756 100.0
Republican hold

SD 11

2008 West Virginia SD 11 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticWilliam Laird IV 21,619 59.5
RepublicanAubry Wilson11,98433.0
MountainAndy Waddell2,6827.4
Total votes36,285 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 12

2008 West Virginia SD 12 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDouglas Facemire 34,203 100.0
Total votes34,203 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 13

2008 West Virginia SD 13 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRoman W. Prezioso, Jr. (incumbent) 35,520 100.0
Total votes35,520 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 14

2008 West Virginia SD 14 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBob Williams 22,205 51.3
RepublicanGary Howell21,09848.7
Total votes43,303 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 15

2008 West Virginia SD 15 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanClark Barnes 25,283 55.9
DemocraticMark Ross19,94244.1
Total votes45,225 100.0
Republican hold

SD 16

2008 West Virginia SD 16 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticHerb Snyder 26,793 55.9
RepublicanBob Adams21,09844.1
Total votes47,891 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

SD 17

2008 West Virginia SD 17 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDan Foster (incumbent) 50,081 66.4
RepublicanAlan Long25,29033.6
Total votes75,371 100.0
Democratic hold

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References

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