2010 West Virginia Senate election

2010 West Virginia Senate elections

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18 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Earl Ray Tomblin Mike Hall
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since 1995 2010
Leader's seat SD 7 SD 4
Seats before 26 8
Seats after 28 6
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 315,959 231,902
Percentage 57.0% 41.8%
Seats up 13 5
Seats won 15 4

Holds and gains:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican hold

Circular inset (SD 10): both seats up for election

Senate President before election

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

Elected Senate President

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

The 2010 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect members to the 80th and 81st Legislatures; held concurrently with the U.S. House and U.S. Senate elections.[1] State senate seats in West Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms. 18 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election. 17 were regularly scheduled, with an additional special election in SD 10 after the death of Donald Caruth on May 1, 2010. John H. Shott was appointed to fill the seat, and Mark Wills was elected to finish the term.[2] While Republicans made huge gains across the country,[3] Democrats did well in the state senate, picking up two Republican seats.[4]

  1. ^ Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 763–65. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 443. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Roff, Peter (November 5, 2010). "Measuring the Size of Election 2010's Republican Sweep". US News. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).