West Virginia 2008 General Election

The Green Papers: West Virginia 2008 General Election

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West Virginia
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.


	Republican	397,466	55.71%	Senator John Sidney McCain, III (5 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin • FEC P80002801: $399,826,076

	Democratic	303,857	42.59%	Senator Barack Hussein Obama • Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338: $778,642,047

	No Affiliation	7,219	1.01%	Ralph Nader • Vice President: Matt Gonzalez • FEC P20000527: $4,520,160

	Constitution	2,465	0.35%	Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin • Vice President: Darrell Castle • FEC P80005499: $262,010

	Mountain; (Green)	2,355	0.33%	former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney • Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente • FEC P80004930: $240,360

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

	Democratic	447,560	63.73%	Senator John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller, IV • FEC S4WV00027: $5,189,461

	Republican	254,629	36.26%	Matthew Jay "Jay" Wolfe • FEC S8WV00093: $123,862

	Write-in	83	0.01%	John R. "Rick" Bartlett
	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

	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

	Democratic	492,697	69.80%	Governor Joe Manchin, III

	Republican	181,612	25.73%	Russell E. "Russ" Weeks, Jr.

	Mountain	31,317	4.44%	Jesse Johnson

	Write-in; (Constitution)	234	0.03%	Butch Paugh
	Write-in	17	0.00%	James Davis
Total		705,877	100.00%

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

CD 1 {map}	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

	Democratic	187,734	99.93%	Congressman Alan Bowlby Mollohan • FEC H2WV01029: $794,864

	Write-in	69	0.04%	Ted Osgood
	Write-in	61	0.03%	R.J. Smith
Total		187,864	100.00%

CD 2 {map}	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

	Republican	147,334	57.07%	Congressman Shelley Moore Capito • FEC H0WV02138: $2,217,838

	Democratic	110,819	42.92%	Elizabeth Anne "Anne" Barth • FEC H8WV02081: $1,207,712

	Write-in	16	0.01%	Aaron Mills
Total		258,169	100.00%

CD 3 {map}	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

	Democratic	133,522	66.92%	Congressman Nick Joe Joe Rahall, II • FEC H6WV04057: $794,933

	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

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)

	Democratic	437,430	65.49%	Natalie Tennant

	Republican	230,283	34.48%	Charles Theophilus Minimah

	Write-in	172	0.03%	Phil Hudok
Total		667,885	100.00%

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

	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.

	Democratic	342,011	50.39%	Attorney General Darrell V. McGraw, Jr.

	Republican	336,699	49.61%	Daniel W. "Dan" Greear
Total		678,710	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

	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

	Democratic	520,406	99.94%	Treasurer John D. Perdue

	Write-in	324	0.06%	Lou Manley
Total		520,730	100.00%

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

	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

	Democratic	525,084	99.94%	Auditor Glen B. Gainer, III

	Write-in	295	0.06%	Robert Ingargiola
Total		525,379	100.00%

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

	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

	Democratic	352,242	53.06%	Agriculture Commissioner Gus R. Douglass

	Republican	311,496	46.92%	James Michael Teets

	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.