2008 West Virginia elections

none December 2025 ly 2008 West Virginia elections West Virginia presidential no 2006 2010 West Virginia elections 2010 1,212,117 702,10957.92%November 4, 2008 2008 General https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/HistVoteTurnoutDocs/2008General.pdf sos.wv.gov November 4, 2008 West Virginia's 2008 general elections were held on November 4, 2008, with Primary elections being held on May 13, 2008. In the 2008 general election in West Virginia, Democratic candidates won 2 out of 3 U.S. House seats, all statewide executive offices, the U.S. Senate seat up for election, and majorities in both state legislative chambers. Federal President 2008 United States presidential election in West Virginia 2008 United States Presidential election Republican nominee John McCain won West Virginia against Democratic nominee Barack Obama with 55.6% of the vote. Senate 2008 United States Senate election in West Virginia 2008 United States Senate elections Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller, was re-elected, defeating Republican nominee Jay Wolfe with 63% of the vote.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=294974 WV US Senate ourcampaigns.com January 2, 2022 2023-11-24 House of Representatives 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia 2008 United States House of Representatives elections 1st congressional district West Virginia's 1st congressional district Democratic incumbent Alan Mollohan, who has represented the 1st district since 1983, easily won re-election as he faced no opposition, receiving 99.93% of the vote.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=416807 WV District 1 ourcampaigns.com September 16, 2010 2023-11-24 2nd congressional district West Virginia's 2nd congressional district Republican incumbent Shelley Moore Capito, who has represented the 2nd district since 2001, won re-election against Democratic nominee Anne Barth, receiving 57% of the vote.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=348125 WV District 2 ourcampaigns.com December 23, 2008 2023-11-24 3rd congressional district West Virginia's 3rd congressional district Democratic incumbent Nick Rahall, who has represented the 3rd district since 1993 (and previously represented the 4th district from 1977 to 1993) won re-election against Republican nominee Marty Gearheart, receiving 67% of the vote.https://ballotpedia.org/West_Virginia%27s_3rd_Congressional_District West Virginia's 3rd Congressional District ballotpedia.org 2023-11-24 State Constitutional officers Governor 2008 West Virginia gubernatorial election 2008 United States gubernatorial elections Incumbent Democratic Governor Joe Manchin was re-elected against Republican nominee Russell E. 'Russ' Weeks Jr., receiving 70% of the vote.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=247272 WV Governor ourcampaigns.com November 5, 2010 2023-11-24https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=54&year=2008&f=0&off=5&elect=0 2008 Gubernatorial General Election Results uselectionatlas.org 2019 2023-11-24 Secretary of State 2008 West Virginia Secretary of State election West Virginia presidential no 2004 West Virginia Secretary of State election 2004 2012 West Virginia Secretary of State election 2012 November 4, 2008 File:NatalieTennant7 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Natalie Tennant Democratic Party (United States) 437,430 65.51% 3x4.svg Charles Theophilus Minimah Republican Party (United States) 230,283 34.49% File:2008 West Virginia secretary of state election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsTennant: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Minimah: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Secretary of State Betty Ireland Republican Party (United States) Natalie Tennant Democratic Party (United States) Democrat Natalie Tennant won her first term with 65% of the vote over Republican Charles Theophilus Minimah. West Virginia Secretary of State Election, 2008https://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2008&eid=4&county=Statewide Democratic Party (United States) Natalie Tennant 437,430 65.51% Republican Party (United States) Charles Theophilus Minimah 230,283 34.49% 667,713 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Natalie Tennant 172,458 51.38% Democratic Party (United States) Joe DeLong 120,264 35.83% Democratic Party (United States) Billy Wayne Bailey, Jr 42,902 12.78% 335,624 100.00% Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Charles Theophilus Minimah 79,000 100.00% 79,000 100.00% Attorney General 2008 West Virginia Attorney General election West Virginia presidential no 2004 West Virginia Attorney General election 2004 2012 West Virginia Attorney General election 2012 November 4, 2008 Darrell McGraw Democratic Party (United States) 342,011 50.39% Daniel W. Greear Republican Party (United States) 336,699 49.61% File:2008 West Virginia attorney general election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsMcGraw: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Greear: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Attorney General Darrell V. McGraw, Jr. Democratic Party (United States) Darrell V. McGraw, Jr. Democratic Party (United States) Democrat Darrell V. McGraw, Jr. (incumbent) won re-election with 50.39% of the vote over Republican Daniel W. Greear. West Virginia Attorney General Election, 2008 Democratic Party (United States) Darrell V. McGraw, Jr. 342,011 50.39% Republican Party (United States) Daniel W. Greear 336,699 49.61% 678,710 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Democratic Primary Democratic Party (United States) Darrell V. McGraw, Jr. 172,458 100.00% 172,458 100.00% Republican Primary Republican Party (United States) Daniel W. Greear 53,121 55.60% Republican Party (United States) Hiram Lewis, IV 42,426 44.40% 95,547 100.00% Treasurer 250px|thumb|Results by county Perdue: #0D0596 90–100% Democratic incumbent John Perdue, won re-election with 99.94% as he faced no opposition.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=416808 WV Treasurer ourcampaigns.com December 15, 2012 2023-11-24 Auditor 250px|thumb|Results by county Gainer: #0D0596 90–100% Democratic incumbent Glen Gainer III, won re-election with 99.94% as he faced no opposition.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=416805 WV Auditor ourcampaigns.com December 15, 2012 2023-11-24 Commissioner of Agriculture 2008 West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture election 250px|thumb|Results by county Douglass: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Teets: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Democratic incumbent Gus Douglass, who has held the position of state Agriculture Commissioner since 1993 (and previously held the position from 1965 to 1989), won re-election against Republican nominee J. Michael Teets.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=416809 WV Agriculture Commissioner ourcampaigns.com December 15, 2012 2023-11-24https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=54&year=2008&f=0&off=14&elect=0 2008 Agriculture Commissioner General Election Results uselectionatlas.org July 7, 2014 2023-11-24 Legislature State Senate 17 of the 34 members of the West Virginia Senate were up for election. The state Senate consisted of 23 Democrats and 11 Republicans. Democrats won 14 of the 17 races. This meant Democrats retained control of the State Senate and expanded that majority resulting in a 26 to 8 Democratic advantage.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=504447 WV State Senate ourcampaigns.com December 23, 2008 2023-11-24 State House of Delegates All 100 members of the West Virginia House of Delegates were up for election. The state House previously consisted of 72 Democrats and 28 Republicans. Democrats won 71 of the 100 races, with Republicans gaining one seat, making the new balance of power 71–29.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=504423 WV House of Delegates ourcampaigns.com September 16, 2011 2023-11-24 Judiciary Supreme Court of Appeals 2008 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals election West Virginia Presidential no 2004 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals election 2004 2010 West Virginia elections#Supreme Court of Appeals 2010 (special) 1996 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals election 1996 2018 (special) 2018 West Virginia elections#Supreme Court of Appeals November 4, 2008 Menis Ketchum West Virginia Democratic Party 355,778 34.83% Margaret Workman West Virginia Democratic Party 336,346 32.93% Beth Walker West Virginia Republican Party 329,395 32.24% Justices Spike MaynardDemocratic Larry StarcherDemocratic Menis KetchumDemocratic Margaret WorkmanDemocratic Two seats were up for election on the state Supreme Court of Appeals. The electoral system requires voters to "vote for no more than two" in a single election, rather than electing each seat separately. Both seats were held by Democrats.Statewide Results General Election - November 4, 2008★★★Official Results★★★ http://services.sos.wv.gov/apps/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2008&eid=4&county=Statewide dead West Virginia Secretary of State 2021-04-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20210429213337/https://services.sos.wv.gov/apps/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2008&eid=4&county=Statewide Incumbent Justice Larry Starcher retired while Chief Justice Spike Maynard ran for re-election, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Margaret Workman and Menis Ketchum. Ketchum and Workman faced Republican nominee Beth Walker in the general election and defeated her with 34.83% and 32.93% respectively against Walker's 32.25%.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=446508 WV Supreme Court of Appeals ourcampaigns.com January 21, 2020 2023-11-24 May 13, 2008 Democratic primary Democratic Party (US) Margaret Workman 180,599 35.97% Democratic Party (US) Menis Ketchum 135,563 27.00% Democratic Party (US) Spike Maynard (incumbent) 97,409 19.40% Democratic Party (US) Robert M. Bastress 88,490 17.63% 502,061 100.00% May 13, 2008 Republican primary Republican Party (US) Beth Walker 86,545 100.00% 86,545 100.00% November 4, 2008 general election Democratic Party (United States) Menis Ketchum 355,778 34.83% Democratic Party (United States) Margaret Workman 336,346 32.93% Republican Party (United States) Beth Walker 329,395 32.24% 1,021,519 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References External links Elections Division https://web.archive.org/web/20161010160205/http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/Pages/default.aspx 2016-10-10 at the West Virginia Secretary of State West Virginia at Ballotpedia Category:November 2008 in the United States