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The 2008 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Governor Joe Manchin III 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 ...
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.
Matt Blunt was considered to be the most vulnerable incumbent in the 2008 election cycle, but decided on January 22, 2008, not to seek re-election. [10] Blunt's approval rating was the nation's second-lowest after Governor Ernie Fletcher of Kentucky for much of 2007, though his approval rating improved and approached 50% in a May poll conducted ...
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 ...
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
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 ...
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The 2008 Ohio Attorney General special election was held on November 4, 2008, concurrently with the Presidential Election as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Attorney General Marc Dann who was elected in 2006 resigned on May 14, 2008, due to various scandals, thus triggering a special election.