The Green Papers: West Virginia 2008 General Election
 
Flag images courtesy of The World Flag Database. Copyright http://www.flags.net/ 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).
 

  Alabama    Alaska    American Samoa    Arizona    Arkansas    California    Colorado    Connecticut    Delaware    District of Columbia    Florida    Georgia    Guam    Hawaii    Idaho    Illinois    Indiana    Iowa    Kansas    Kentucky    Louisiana    Maine    Maryland    Massachusetts    Michigan    Minnesota    Mississippi    Missouri    Montana    Nebraska    Nevada    New Hampshire    New Jersey    New Mexico    New York    North Carolina    North Dakota    Northern Marianas    Ohio    Oklahoma    Oregon    Pennsylvania    Puerto Rico    Rhode Island    South Carolina    South Dakota    Tennessee    Texas    Utah    Vermont    Virgin Islands    Virginia    Washington    West Virginia    Wisconsin    Wyoming 

West Virginia State and Local Government

West Virginia 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

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)
Up for election in 2008
  Candidate Libertarian     former Congressman Bob Barr
• Vice President: Wayne Allyn Root
• FEC P80005580: $184,857
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th 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
Seat up for election		 Democratic Senator John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller, IV
• First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 13 May 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Sheirl L. Fletcher - lost primary
• FEC S8WV00101: $11,997
    Democratic     Billy Hendricks, Jr. - lost primary
• FEC S6WV00105: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Senator John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller, IV
• FEC S4WV00027: $4,448,625
  Candidate Republican     Matthew Jay "Jay" Wolfe
• FEC S8WV00093: $22,639
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
Chair up for election Democratic Governor Joe Manchin, III
• 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
    Democratic     state Delegate Melvin "Mel" Kessler - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     Governor Joe Manchin, III
  Candidate Republican     Russell E. "Russ" Weeks, Jr.
    Constitution     Butch Paugh - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Mountain     Jesse Johnson
  Candidate Independent     Frank S. Kula
110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Democratic (2 Renominated);
1 Republican (1 Renominated)
CD 1
{map}
Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Alan Bowlby Mollohan
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 13 May 2008 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Alan Bowlby Mollohan
• FEC H2WV01029: $604,064
CD 2
{map}
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Shelley Moore Capito
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 13 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Elizabeth Anne "Anne" Barth
• FEC H8WV02081: $635,982
    Democratic     retired Public Service Commissioner Thornton Cooper - lost primary
• FEC H8WV02099: $16,195
    Democratic     Richard Allen "Richie" Robb - lost primary
• In 2005, switched party affiliation from Republican to Democratic.
• FEC H8WV06017: $30,989
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Shelley Moore Capito
• FEC H0WV02138: $1,477,517
CD 3
{map}
Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Nick Joe Joe Rahall, II
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 13 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Nick Joe Joe Rahall, II
• FEC H6WV04057: $639,235
  Candidate Republican     Gary Martin "Marty" Gearheart
• FEC H4WV03062: Financial report not available
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Secretary of State Betty Ireland
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - Retiring in 2008
    Democratic     state Senator and Majority Whip Billy Wayne Bailey - lost primary
    Democratic     state Representatiave Joe DeLong - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     Natalie Tennant
  Candidate Republican     Charles Theophilus Minimah
  Candidate Mountain     Dave Rao
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Democratic Attorney General Darrell V. McGraw, Jr.
• First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000, 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 13 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General Darrell V. McGraw, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Daniel W. "Dan" Greear
    Republican     Hiram Lewis - lost primary
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Democratic Treasurer John D. Perdue
• First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 13 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Treasurer John D. Perdue
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Democratic Auditor Glen B. Gainer, III
• First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000, 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 13 May 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Auditor Glen B. Gainer, III
Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Gus R. Douglass
• 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
    Democratic     Oscar Wayne "Wayne" Casto - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     Agriculture Commissioner Gus R. Douglass
    Republican     Lawrence T. Beckerle - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     James Michael Teets
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, 10 candidates
 • Republican: 2 incumbents, 7 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Mountain (affiliate of Green): 2 candidates
 • Right to Life
Independents
 • Independent: 1 candidate
 
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.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://www.state.wv.us/const/default.htm
Election Authority
 • West Virginia Secretary of State
 • WV Votes
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • West Virginia Legislature
Democratic
 • West Virginia Democratic Legislative Council
 • West Virginia Democratic Party
Republican
 • West Virginia Republican Party
Third Party
 • Constitution Party of West Virginia
 • Constitution Party of West Virginia
 • Libertarian Party of West Virginia
 • West Virginia Mountain Party
 • West Virginians for Life
Media & others
 • Bluefield Daily Telegraph
 • Braxton Citizens' News - Sutton
 • Change West Virginia - Vic Sprouse
 • Charleston Newspapers
 • Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
 • DC's Political Report - West Virginia
 • Hampshire Review - Romney
 • Hinton News
 • Jefferson City News Tribute
 • Keyser Mineral Daily News-Tribune
 • Mountain Messenger - Lewisburg
 • Politics1.com - West Virginia
 • Rainelle Today
 • The Charleston Gazette
 • The Dominion Post - Morgantown
 • The Herald-Dispatch - Huntington
 • The Inter-Mountain - Elkins
 • The Lincoln Journal - Hamlin
 • The Logan Banner
 • The Morgan Messenger - Berkeley Springs
 • The Parkersburg News & Sentinel
 • The Register Herald - Beckley
 • The State Journal - Charleston
 • The Times - Fairmont
 • The Wayne County News
 • The Western Greenbrier Reporter
 • The Weston Democrat
 • WBOY TV - NBC - Clarksburg, Fairmont, Morgantown
 • WDTV TV - CBS - Bridgeport
 • Weirton Daily Times
 • West Virginia Blue
 • West Virginia Metro News - Charleston
 • Wheeling News-Register & Intelligencer
 • WSAZ TV - NBC - Charleston, Huntington
 

  2008 General Election Home  
 
2008 Election Dates for Statewide offices and Congress:   Chronologically   --   Alphabetically  
....
  President (Details)     Governors     Senate     House  
....
  Senators by 'Class'  
  Governors by election 'cycle'  
....
  Gubernatorial Primaries at a Glance   --   Senatorial Primaries at a Glance  
....
  Open Governor's Chairs, Senate and House Seats (the incumbent is not running for re-election)  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with no incumbent running for them  
  Uncontested Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats (one candidate running for office)  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with multiple incumbents running for them  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with only one major party candidate running for office  
....
  2008 Partisan Composition by State  
  2008 Political Party Breakdown by State - "Traditional" Sections and Regions  
....
  Political Parties  
....
  Senate Electoral Classes  
....
  1976-2004 Presidential Election State Voting Trends  

The Green Papers Home