The Green Papers: West Virginia 2008 General Election
This page is for offices up for election in 2008. Find 2009 elections here.
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 13 May 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Electoral Votes:5(0.93% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:3(0.69% of 435)
2000 Census:1,813,077 (0.64% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):1,416,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):1,067,822
Capital:Charleston
Tuesday 13 May 2008 polling hours 6:30a EDT (1030 UTC) to 7:30p EDT (2330 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 6:30a EST (1130 UTC) to 7:30p EST (0030 UTC).
 

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West Virginia State and Local Government

West Virginia 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties


17 January 2009: 2008 Election Results for Official Write-In Candidates.
24 December 2008: 4 November 2008 West Virginia Secretary of State Election Results


4 October 2008: Synchronized with Candidates qualified for the 2008 General Election ballot in West Virginia


Tuesday 13 May 2008 WEST VIRGINIA Primary Returns from an official source

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 5 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2008
  Elected Republican 397,466 55.71% Senator John Sidney McCain, III
(5 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin

FEC P80002801: $399,826,076
  Candidate Democratic 303,857 42.59% Senator Barack Hussein Obama
Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.

FEC P80003338: $778,642,047
  Candidate No Affiliation 7,219 1.01% Ralph Nader
Vice President: Matt Gonzalez

FEC P20000527: $4,520,160
  Candidate Constitution 2,465 0.35% Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin
Vice President: Darrell Castle

FEC P80005499: $262,010
  Candidate Mountain; (Green) 2,355 0.33% former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney
Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente

FEC P80004930: $240,360
  Candidate Write-in 59 0.01% Santa Claus
  Candidate Write-in 18 0.00% David L. Rice
  Candidate Write-in 4 0.00% Donald Kenneth Allen
FEC P80003528: $48,459
  Candidate Write-in 3 0.00% Robert Brown
  Candidate Write-in 3 0.00% Charles Glen "Bud" Railey
FEC P80004419: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Ronald G. "Ron" Hobbs
Vice President: Tom Spruill
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Frank Moore
Vice President: Susan Block
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Lawson Mitchell Bone
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Jerry Leon Carroll
FEC P00000679: $180
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Andrew Clarke
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Keith Russell Judd
FEC P60003530: $532,837
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% James Edgar Lundeen, Sr.
FEC P80005663: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Jan Arden Sykes
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Eugene Robert "Gene" Zarwell
FEC P80004633: Financial report not available
Total 713,451 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Robert C. Byrd
First elected: 1958; re-elected: 1964, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Class 2
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller, IV
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 13 May 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Senator John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller, IV
  Elected Democratic 447,560 63.73% Senator John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller, IV
FEC S4WV00027: $5,189,461
  Candidate Republican 254,629 36.26% Matthew Jay "Jay" Wolfe
FEC S8WV00093: $123,862
  Candidate Write-in 83 0.01% John R. "Rick" Bartlett
  Candidate Write-in 36 0.01% Chad Shaffer
Total 702,308 100.00%  

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

Chair up for election Democratic Governor Joe Manchin, III
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2004
Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Renominated - 13 May 2008
 Polls: Democratic Governor Joe Manchin, III
  Elected Democratic 492,697 69.80% Governor Joe Manchin, III
  Candidate Republican 181,612 25.73% Russell E. "Russ" Weeks, Jr.
  Candidate Mountain 31,317 4.44% Jesse Johnson
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution) 234 0.03% Butch Paugh
  Candidate Write-in 17 0.00% James Davis
Total 705,877 100.00%  

110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Democratic (2 Renominated);
1 Republican (1 Renominated)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Alan Bowlby Mollohan
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 13 May 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Alan Bowlby Mollohan
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Democratic 187,734 99.93% Congressman Alan Bowlby Mollohan
FEC H2WV01029: $794,864
  Candidate Write-in 69 0.04% Ted Osgood
  Candidate Write-in 61 0.03% R.J. Smith
Total 187,864 100.00%  

CD 2
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Shelley Moore Capito
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 13 May 2008 Primary
 Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Congressman Shelley Moore Capito
  Elected Republican 147,334 57.07% Congressman Shelley Moore Capito
FEC H0WV02138: $2,217,838
  Candidate Democratic 110,819 42.92% Elizabeth Anne "Anne" Barth
FEC H8WV02081: $1,207,712
  Candidate Write-in 16 0.01% Aaron Mills
Total 258,169 100.00%  

CD 3
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Nick Joe Joe Rahall, II
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 13 May 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Nick Joe Joe Rahall, II
  Elected Democratic 133,522 66.92% Congressman Nick Joe Joe Rahall, II
FEC H6WV04057: $794,933
  Candidate Republican 66,005 33.08% Gary Martin "Marty" Gearheart
FEC H4WV03062: Financial report not available
Total 199,527 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

Seat up for election
Open
Republican Secretary of State Betty Ireland
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Open Seat - Retiring in 2008
 Polls: Democratic Natalie Tennant
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 437,430 65.49% Natalie Tennant
  Candidate Republican 230,283 34.48% Charles Theophilus Minimah
  Candidate Write-in 172 0.03% Phil Hudok
Total 667,885 100.00%  

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

Seat up for election Democratic Attorney General Darrell V. McGraw, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000, 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 13 May 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Attorney General Darrell V. McGraw, Jr.
  Elected Democratic 342,011 50.39% Attorney General Darrell V. McGraw, Jr.
  Candidate Republican 336,699 49.61% Daniel W. "Dan" Greear
Total 678,710 100.00%  

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

Seat up for election Democratic Treasurer John D. Perdue
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 13 May 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Treasurer John D. Perdue
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Democratic 520,406 99.94% Treasurer John D. Perdue
  Candidate Write-in 324 0.06% Lou Manley
Total 520,730 100.00%  

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

Seat up for election Democratic Auditor Glen B. Gainer, III
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000, 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 13 May 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Auditor Glen B. Gainer, III
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Democratic 525,084 99.94% Auditor Glen B. Gainer, III
  Candidate Write-in 295 0.06% Robert Ingargiola
Total 525,379 100.00%  

Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

Seat up for election Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Gus R. Douglass
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1964; re-elected: 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984. Unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate in 1988. Elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000, 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
 Polls: Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Gus R. Douglass
  Elected Democratic 352,242 53.06% Agriculture Commissioner Gus R. Douglass
  Candidate Republican 311,496 46.92% James Michael Teets
  Candidate Write-in 180 0.03% Jerry Franklin
Total 663,918 100.00%  

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 9 incumbents, 11 candidates
  Republican: 2 incumbents, 8 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 2 candidates
  Mountain (affiliate of Green): 2 candidates
Independents
  No Affiliation: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 25 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

 


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