2008 United States Senate election in West Virginia

none related races 2008 United States Senate elections March 2026 December 2017 2008 United States Senate election in West Virginia West Virginia presidential no 2002 United States Senate election in West Virginia 2002 2014 United States Senate election in West Virginia 2014 November 4, 2008 150x150px File:Jay Rockefeller official photo (cropped).jpg Jay Rockefeller Democratic Party (United States) 447,560 63.74% File:Jay Wolfe cropped.jpg Jay Wolfe Republican Party (United States) 254,629 36.26% 2008 United States Senate election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 250px County resultsRockefeller: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Wolfe: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller Democratic Party (United States) Jay Rockefeller Democratic Party (United States) The 2008 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 4, 2008, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of West Virginia. Democratic incumbent Jay Rockefeller won re-election to a fifth term in a landslide, defeating Republican former nominee Jay Wolfe. As of 2026, this election is the last time a Democrat won West Virginia's Class II U.S. Senate seat. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jay Rockefeller, incumbent U.S. senator (1985–2015) Eliminated in primary Sheirl Fletcher Billy Hendricks Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Jay Rockefeller (incumbent) 271,370 77.1% Democratic Party (United States) Sheirl Fletcher 51,073 14.5% Democratic Party (United States) Billy Hendricks 29,707 8.4% 352,150 100.0% Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jay Wolfe, former state senator for SD-13, and nominee in 1988 and 2002 Results Wolfe was unopposed for the Republican nomination. General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008 https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings/139080 The Cook Political Report April 1, 2021 June 25, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210625160336/https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings/139080 dead Safe DOctober 23, 2008 CQ PoliticsRace Ratings Chart: Senate https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234525/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate October 28, 2010 CQ Politics Safe DOctober 31, 2008 Rothenberg Political Report2008 Senate ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/senate/2008-senate-ratings Inside Elections April 1, 2021 Safe DNovember 2, 2008 Real Clear Politics2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/senate/election_2008_senate_races.html Real Clear Politics August 31, 2021 Safe DNovember 4, 2008 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered SamplesizeKey:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear "Key" Marginof error JayRockefeller (D) JayWolfe (R) Other UndecidedPublic Policy Polling (D)Tom Jensen Dean Debnam October 30, 2008 McCain headed for easy West Virginia victory http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_WV_1030.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20090203183552/http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_WV_1030.pdf February 3, 2009 June 19, 2026 Public Policy PollingOctober 29–30, 20082,128 (LV)± 2.1%58%40%–2%Rasmussen ReportsSeptember 24, 2008 Toplines - West Virginia Senate - September 24, 2008 http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/state_toplines/west_virginia/toplines_west_virginia_senate_september_24_2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081021032144/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/state_toplines/west_virginia/toplines_west_virginia_senate_september_24_2008 October 21, 2008 June 19, 2026 Rasmussen ReportsSeptember 24, 2008500 (LV)± 4.5%61%33%1%5% Results 2024 United States Senate election in West VirginiaStatewide Results General Election - November 4, 2008 https://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2008&eid=4&county=Statewide#container June 19, 2026 West Virginia Secretary of State Democratic Party (United States) Jay Rockefeller (incumbent) 447,560 63.74% +0.63% Republican Party (United States) Jay Wolfe 254,629 36.26% -0.63% 702,189 100.0% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Morgan (largest municipality: Berkeley Springs) See also 2008 United States elections Notes References External links Elections from the West Virginia Secretary of State U.S. Congress candidates for West Virginia at Project Vote Smart West Virginia, U.S. Senate from CQ Politics West Virginia U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com West Virginia U.S. Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Official campaign websites (Archived) Jay Rockefeller, Democratic candidate Jay Wolfe, Republican candidate 2008 West Virginia United States Senate