2008 Senate elections · West Virginia history
West Virginia U.S. Senate election 2008
John D. Rockefeller, IV DEM +27.5 · Class II seat · held 11/4/08
- Votes counted
- 702,308
- Margin
- 27.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in WV
- R+13.1same year
General election 11/4/08
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John D. Rockefeller, IV Won | DEM | 447,560 | 63.73% | |
| Jay Wolfe | REP | 254,629 | 36.26% | |
| John Richard Bartlett | W | 83 | 0.01% | |
| Chad Shaffer | W | 36 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 702,308 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other West Virginia Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Jim Justice | 41.0 |
| 2020 | Class II | Shelley Moore Capito | 43.3 |
| 2018 | Class I | Joe Manchin, III | 3.3 |
| 2014 | Class II | Shelley Moore Capito | 27.7 |
| 2012 | Class I | Joe Manchin, III | 24.1 |
| 2010 special | Class I | Joe Manchin, III | 10.1 |
| 2008 | Class II | John D. Rockefeller, IV | 27.5 |
| 2006 | Class I | Robert C. Byrd | 54.1 |
| 2002 | Class II | John D. Rockefeller, IV | 26.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Robert C. Byrd | 57.6 |
| 1996 | Class II | John D. Rockefeller, IV | 53.3 |
| 1994 | Class I | Robert C. Byrd | 38.0 |
Full West Virginia Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2008 West Virginia Senate race?
John D. Rockefeller, IV (DEM) won with 63.7% of the vote, ahead of Jay Wolfe (36.3%), a margin of 27.5 points.
Did the West Virginia Senate seat change party in 2008?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2008 West Virginia Senate race?
702,308 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.