2004 West Virginia Senate election

none June 2026 September 2023 These seats' last election (2000) These seats' next election (2008) 2004 West Virginia Senate elections 7 West Virginia x180px no Earl Ray Tomblin Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin West Virginia Democratic Party legislative 250px West Virginia Democratic Party West Virginia Democratic Party Earl Ray Tomblin SD 7 1995 418,869 52.7% 2006 Vic Sprouse 1998 West Virginia Republican Party 2006 West Virginia Senate election 17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate 18 x150px 3x4.svg 2002 West Virginia Senate election 2002 November 2, 2004 SD 8 373,728 47.0% Holds and gains:#92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold Democratic #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% Republican #E27F90 50–60% #800000 >90% 250px Winner by party 250px| Margin of victory 1 Seats up 13 4 Seats won 10 7 3 3 24 10 21 13 The 2004 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2004, to elect members to the 77th and 78th Legislatures; held concurrently with the presidential, U.S. House, and gubernatorial elections.Holmes Darrell West Virginia Blue Book West Virginia Legislature Charleston, West Virginia 802–805 87 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_2005.pdf 21 February 2024 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 George W. Bush won the state in the presidential election by 13 points, the Democratic Party won a majority of the vote for state senate candidates. Republicans managed to flip 3 seats, chipping away at the Democrats' supermajority. Predictions SourceRankingAs of RothenbergJacobson Louis October 1, 2004 Handicapping the State Legislatures: A 50-State Preview https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/EH6LU0 The Rothenberg Political Report 7–10 Harvard Dataverse | Safe D October 1, 2004 Summary + Summary of the 2004 West Virginia Senate election resultsHolmes Darrell West Virginia Blue Book West Virginia Legislature Charleston, West Virginia 802–805 87 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_2005.pdf 21 February 2024 Party Candidates Votes % Seats BeforeHolmes Darrell West Virginia Blue Book West Virginia Legislature Charleston, West Virginia 481 87 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_2005.pdf 21 February 2024 Up Won After +/– Democratic 16 418,869 52.7 24 13 10 21 3 Republican 17 373,728 47.0 10 4 7 13 3 Mountain 1 2,048 0.3 0 0 0 0 Write-in 1 5 nil 0 0 0 0 Total 794,650 100% 34 17 34 Popular vote #ddd 550px 710px Democratic Democratic Party (US) 52.7 Republican Republican Party (US) 47.0 Mountain Mountain Party 0.3 Write-in Write-in nil Seats won #ddd 550px 710px Democratic Democratic Party (US) 58.8 Republican Republican Party (US) 41.2 Total senate seats #ddd 550px 710px Democratic Democratic Party (US) 61.8 Republican Republican Party (US) 38.2 SD 1 2004 West Virginia SD 1 general election West Virginia Republican Party Andy McKenzie (incumbent) 22,089 53.4 West Virginia Democratic Party Tal Hutchins 19,249 46.6 41,338 100.0 West Virginia Republican Party SD 2 2004 West Virginia SD 2 general election West Virginia Democratic Party Jeffrey V. Kessler (incumbent) 27,822 67.4 West Virginia Republican Party Russ Snyder 13,455 32.6 41,277 100.0 West Virginia Democratic Party SD 3 2004 West Virginia SD 3 general election West Virginia Republican Party Donna J. Boley (incumbent) 37,788 100.0 37,788 100.0 West Virginia Republican Party SD 4 2004 West Virginia SD 4 general election West Virginia Republican Party Karen Facemyer (incumbent) 29,321 57.7 West Virginia Democratic Party David Mullins 21,466 42.3 50,787 100.0 West Virginia Republican Party SD 5 2004 West Virginia SD 5 general election West Virginia Democratic Party Robert H. Plymale (incumbent) 24,268 61.8 West Virginia Republican Party Stephen Hall 15,006 38.2 39,274 100.0 West Virginia Democratic Party SD 6 2004 West Virginia SD 6 general election West Virginia Democratic Party John Pat Fanning (incumbent) 22,232 72.2 West Virginia Republican Party Jacob Potter 8,557 27.8 30,789 100.0 West Virginia Democratic Party SD 7 2004 West Virginia SD 7 general election West Virginia Democratic Party Earl Ray Tomblin (incumbent) 27,147 74.5 West Virginia Republican Party Billy Marcum 9,300 25.5 36,447 100.0 West Virginia Democratic Party SD 8 2004 West Virginia SD 8 general election West Virginia Republican Party Vic Sprouse (incumbent) 48,762 56.4 West Virginia Democratic Party Margaret Workman 37,709 43.6 86,471 100.0 West Virginia Republican Party SD 9 2004 West Virginia SD 9 general election West Virginia Democratic Party Billy Wayne Bailey (incumbent) 20,430 56.6 West Virginia Republican Party Jack Fincham 16,285 44.4 36,715 100.0 West Virginia Democratic Party SD 10 2004 West Virginia SD 10 general election West Virginia Republican Party Donald Caruth 20,714 51.0 West Virginia Democratic Party Anita Caldwell (incumbent) 19,942 49.0 40,656 100.0 West Virginia Republican Party West Virginia Democratic Party SD 11 2004 West Virginia SD 11 general election West Virginia Democratic Party Shirley Love (incumbent) 26,659 64.7 West Virginia Republican Party Robert Johnson 14,549 35.3 41,208 100.0 West Virginia Democratic Party SD 12 2004 West Virginia SD 12 general election West Virginia Democratic Party William R. Sharpe Jr. (incumbent) 28,603 65.2 West Virginia Republican Party Stephen Weaver 13,207 30.1 Mountain Party John Williams 2,048 4.7 43,858 100.0 West Virginia Democratic Party SD 13 2004 West Virginia SD 13 general election West Virginia Democratic Party Roman W. Prezioso, Jr. (incumbent) 30,777 68.3 West Virginia Republican Party Mark Reynolds 14,301 31.7 45,078 100.0 West Virginia Democratic Party SD 14 2004 West Virginia SD 14 general election West Virginia Democratic Party Jon Blair Hunter (incumbent) 23,154 51.0 West Virginia Republican Party David Sypolt 22,210 49.0 Write-in John Bartlett 5 nil 45,369 100.0 West Virginia Democratic Party SD 15 2004 West Virginia SD 15 general election West Virginia Republican Party Clark Barnes 22,000 50.4 West Virginia Democratic Party Mike Ross (incumbent) 21,669 49.6 43,669 100.0 West Virginia Republican Party West Virginia Democratic Party SD 16 2004 West Virginia SD 16 general election West Virginia Republican Party John Yoder 28,480 57.8 West Virginia Democratic Party Gregory Lance 20,748 42.2 49,228 100.0 West Virginia Republican Party West Virginia Democratic Party SD 17 2004 West Virginia SD 17 general election West Virginia Democratic Party Dan Foster 46,994 55.5 West Virginia Republican Party Rusty Webb 37,704 44.5 84,698 100.0 West Virginia Democratic Party References Senate West Virginia Senate 2004