2008 West Virginia Senate election

2008 West Virginia Senate elections

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17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Earl Ray Tomblin Vic Sprouse
(retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since 1995 1998
Leader's seat SD 7 SD 8
Seats before 23 11
Seats after 26 8
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3
Popular vote 435,696 273,442
Percentage 61.2% 38.4%
Seats up 10 7
Seats won 13 4

Holds and gains
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican hold

Senate President before election

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

Elected Senate President

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

The 2008 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, to elect members to the 79th and 80th Legislatures; held concurrently with the presidential, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and gubernatorial elections.[1] State senate seats in West Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms. 17 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election. While Republican candidate for John McCain won the state in the presidential election by 13 points, the Democratic Party won over 60% of the vote for state senate and flipped 3 Republican seats, expanding the Democrats' supermajority.[2]

  1. ^ Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 731–39. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
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