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2008 US Senate election in West Virginia

John D. Rockefeller IV (Democrat) beat Jay Wolfe (Republican) in West Virginia in 2008, 63.7% to 36.3%, a margin of 27.5 points and 192,931 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2002, when John D. Rockefeller IV also won.

Democrats led in 52 of the 55 counties and Republicans in 3. The largest, Kanawha, cast 81,493 votes and went to the Democrat by 33.5 points. The closest was Wirt, where 288 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John D. Rockefeller IV won Democratic 447,560 63.7%
Jay Wolfe Republican 254,629 36.3%
All other candidates 119 0.0%
Total702,308

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 54,402 66.8% 27,087 33.2% 4 81,493 D+33.5
Berkeley 19,967 55.1% 16,234 44.8% 7 36,208 D+10.3
Wood 20,029 57.3% 14,954 42.7% 2 34,985 D+14.5
Cabell 21,644 63.4% 12,488 36.6% 4 34,136 D+26.8
Monongalia 22,308 68.4% 10,292 31.6% 6 32,606 D+36.9
Harrison 18,574 58.5% 13,153 41.4% 11 31,738 D+17.1
Raleigh 16,213 58.7% 11,408 41.3% 5 27,626 D+17.4
Putnam 14,386 58.4% 10,236 41.6% 24,622 D+16.9
Marion 16,156 68.8% 7,316 31.2% 12 23,484 D+37.6
Jefferson 13,592 61.8% 8,411 38.2% 3 22,006 D+23.5
Mercer 12,341 60.2% 8,161 39.8% 20,502 D+20.4
Ohio 13,647 70.8% 5,617 29.2% 2 19,266 D+41.7
Fayette 10,529 69.4% 4,649 30.6% 1 15,179 D+38.7
Wayne 9,450 63.5% 5,437 36.5% 3 14,890 D+27.0
Marshall 9,950 72.1% 3,849 27.9% 2 13,801 D+44.2
Greenbrier 8,731 64.3% 4,853 35.7% 13,584 D+28.5
Logan 9,148 70.6% 3,814 29.4% 2 12,964 D+41.1
Hancock 9,140 70.6% 3,805 29.4% 12,945 D+41.2
Jackson 7,582 62.4% 4,574 37.6% 12,156 D+24.7
Preston 6,825 58.7% 4,801 41.3% 8 11,634 D+17.4
Mineral 6,520 57.0% 4,911 43.0% 2 11,433 D+14.1
Randolph 7,180 67.2% 3,493 32.7% 7 10,680 D+34.5
Mason 7,455 70.5% 3,113 29.5% 10,568 D+41.1
Brooke 7,318 75.3% 2,396 24.7% 9,714 D+50.7
Nicholas 6,697 71.3% 2,688 28.6% 6 9,391 D+42.7
Upshur 5,241 58.7% 3,686 41.3% 5 8,932 D+17.4
Boone 6,192 74.2% 2,155 25.8% 8,347 D+48.4
Hampshire 4,394 53.3% 3,852 46.7% 1 8,247 D+6.6
Mingo 5,859 73.0% 2,170 27.0% 8,029 D+45.9
Wyoming 5,107 68.8% 2,316 31.2% 1 7,424 D+37.6
Morgan 3,868 55.4% 3,109 44.5% 4 6,981 D+10.9
Lincoln 4,534 66.8% 2,252 33.2% 6,786 D+33.6
Lewis 3,691 55.6% 2,944 44.4% 1 6,636 D+11.3
McDowell 5,260 82.5% 1,113 17.5% 6,373 D+65.1
Wetzel 4,432 69.6% 1,928 30.3% 7 6,367 D+39.3
Barbour 3,798 61.2% 2,405 38.8% 2 6,205 D+22.4
Taylor 3,820 62.1% 2,325 37.8% 3 6,148 D+24.3
Roane 3,691 66.7% 1,843 33.3% 1 5,535 D+33.4
Monroe 3,381 61.2% 2,147 38.8% 5,528 D+22.3
Hardy 3,245 61.1% 2,069 38.9% 5,314 D+22.1
Summers 3,422 65.6% 1,792 34.4% 5,214 D+31.3
Braxton 3,761 73.4% 1,363 26.6% 5,124 D+46.8
Grant 1,782 43.9% 2,281 56.1% 4,063 R+12.3
Ritchie 1,639 43.2% 2,156 56.8% 1 3,796 R+13.6
Tyler 2,048 55.5% 1,644 44.5% 3,692 D+10.9
Pocahontas 2,286 63.4% 1,317 36.6% 3,603 D+26.9
Tucker 2,260 64.5% 1,246 35.5% 3,506 D+28.9
Pendleton 2,086 62.4% 1,259 37.6% 3,345 D+24.7
Clay 2,340 72.0% 911 28.0% 3,251 D+44.0
Webster 2,333 75.6% 752 24.4% 2 3,087 D+51.2
Doddridge 1,161 38.8% 1,829 61.1% 2 2,992 R+22.3
Pleasants 1,787 60.0% 1,188 39.9% 1 2,976 D+20.1
Gilmer 1,582 63.1% 925 36.9% 2,507 D+26.2
Calhoun 1,484 62.0% 908 37.9% 1 2,393 D+24.1
Wirt 1,292 56.3% 1,004 43.7% 2,296 D+12.5

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

West Virginia Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Jim Justice (R) R+41.0
2020 Shelley Moore Capito (R) R+43.3
2018 Joe Manchin (D) D+3.3
2014 Shelley Moore Capito (R) R+27.7
2012 Joe Manchin III (D) D+24.1
2008 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+27.5
2006 Robert Byrd (D) D+30.7
2002 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+26.2
2000 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+57.6
1996 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+53.3
1994 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+38.0
1990 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+36.6
1988 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+29.5
1984 Jay Rockefeller (D) D+4.1
1982 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+37.7
1978 Jennings Randolph (D) D+1.0
1976 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+100.0
1972 Jennings Randolph (D) D+32.9
1970 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+55.3
1966 Jennings Randolph (D) D+19.0
1964 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+35.3
1960 Jennings Randolph (D) D+10.7
1958 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+18.4
1954 Matthew Neely (D) D+9.6
1952 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+7.2
1948 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+14.0
1946 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+0.7
1942 Chapman Revercomb (R) R+10.7
1940 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+12.7
1936 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+18.2
1934 Rush D. Holt (D) D+10.7
1930 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+24.0
1928 Henry D. Hatfield (R) R+1.5
1924 Guy D. Goff (R) R+3.2
1922 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+3.6
1918 Davis Elkins (R) R+8.1
1916 Howard Sutherland (R) R+2.0