Having begun their first determining step in Stage III in 2008 (Tuesday 13 May 2008), West Virginia receives a 10% Bonus in district and at-large delegate votes (+1 district and +1 at-large).

Tuesday 13 May 2008: 28 of 39 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's West Virginia Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level.

• 18 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 3 congressional districts.
• CD 1: 6
• CD 2: 6
• CD 3: 6
• In addition, 10 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
  • 7 at-large National Convention delegates
  • 3 Pledged PLEOs

Friday 13 June - Saturday 14 June 2008: The West Virginia State Convention / State Executive Committee meets.

The remaining 11 National Convention delegates consist of

• 10 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
• 4 Democratic National Committee members.
• 4 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 2 Representatives).
• 1 Governor.
• 1 Distinguished Party Leader (Former Senate Majority Leader Robert C. Byrd).
• 1 Unpledged "add-on" (selected by the State Democratic Executive Committee).

These 11 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

West Virginia has 55 counties and 3 congressional districts: all 55 counties are wholly within a given congressional district and no county is divided among more than one congressional district.

• CD 1: Barbour, Brooke, Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant, Hancock, Harrison, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Ohio, Pleasants, Preston, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Wetzel and Wood.
• CD 2: Berkeley, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Hampshire, Hardy, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Mason, Morgan, Pendleton, Putnam, Randolph, Roane, Upshur and Wirt.
• CD 3: Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne, Webster and Wyoming.