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The 2008 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 5 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. West Virginia was won by Republican nominee John McCain by a 13.1% margin of ...
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.
The 2008 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 4. Incumbent senator Jay Rockefeller won re-election to a fifth term in a landslide, defeating Republican Jay Wolfe who had returned from the 2002 Senate election by a 27-point margin. Despite this overwhelming win, this remains the last time that a Democrat has won ...
Jan. 19—The following individuals were indicted by the January Monongalia County grand jury. An indictment is not a conviction. All defendants are innocent until proven guilty. — Workman ...
The 2008 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Governor Joe Manchin was the Democratic nominee, challenged by Republican nominee Russ Weeks and Mountain Party candidate Jesse Johnson. Manchin won every county in the state and was reelected by the largest margin for any gubernatorial candidate in West ...
Summary of the 2008 West Virginia Senate election results [3] Party Candidates Votes % Seats Before [2] 78th Leg. Up Won After 79th Leg. +/– Democratic: 16 435,696: 61.2: 23: 10: 13: 26: 3 Republican: 14 273,442 38.4 11 7 4 8 3 Mountain: 1 2,682 0.4 0 0 0 0 Total: 711,820 100% 34 17 34
Mar. 21—CATLETTSBURG — A Boyd County grand jury issued a meager stack of indictments this week, mostly including drug possession and trafficking. An indictment is not an indication of guilt ...
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 4, 2008, in 11 states and two territories. Prior to the election, eight of the total seats were held by Democrats and five by Republicans. Two governors were prohibited by term limits from seeking re-election in 2008.