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West Virginia Secretary of State
2008 West Virginia Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Filing Deadline: 1/26/08, Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 1/26/08, Republican Presidential Caucus: 2/5/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 4/13/08, Primary: 5/13/08, Presidential Primary: 5/13/08, Presidential Filing Deadline: 8/1/08, General Election: 11/4/08,
Last Updated: May 14, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
President, 56.1% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 67.0%,
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 25.7%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 7.3%, |
Caucus Results
ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 51.55%,
ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 47.36%, U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 1.09%, retired Gen. Jerry R. Curry (R-VA) 0.00%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 0.00%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 0.00%,
First Ballot
Romney 40.95%, Huckabee 33.1%, McCain 15.53% Paul 10.41%
Primary Results
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 76.0%,
ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 10.3%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 5.0%, ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 4.4%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 2.4%, Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 1.2%, retired Gen. Jerry R. Curry (R-VA) 0.6%,
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Mountain Party Nominee |
| Lawson Mitchell Bone (WI-TN), '04 Gov candidate / '06 Gov. candidate Charles G. "Bud" Railey (WI-WV), David L. Rice (WI-WV)), Gene Zarwell (WI-MD), |
Governor, 63.5% in '04, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democrat, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Louis Jacobson's Rundown: Safe, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic, |
Joe Manchin II (D) 74.6%,
St. Del. Melvin "Mel" Kessler (D) 25.4%, |
ex-St. Sen. Russ Weeks (R), |
pastor Butch Paugh (C)?, |
| Dave Rao (Mt), |
| Frank S. Kula (I), |
| James Davis (WI), |
Secretary of State, 51.9% in '04, 1st term, Betty Ireland (R) not seeking re-election,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
ex-TV broadcaster Natalie Tennant (D) 51.3%,
St. Rep. Joe DeLong (D) 35.9%, St. Sen. Billy Wayne Bailey (D) 12.8%, |
Charles Minimah (R), |
Dave Rao (Mt), |
Attorney General, 50.4% in '04,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Darrell McGraw (D), |
ex-St. Del. Dan Greear (R) 55.5%,
attorney / ex-ranger / '02 & '06 Senate candidate / '04 nominee Hiram C. "Bucky" Lewis, IV (R) 44.5%, |
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Treasurer, 62.9% in '04,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| John D. Perdue (D), |
No Republican |
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Auditor, 61.5% in '04,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Glen B. Gainer III (D), |
No Republican |
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Agriculture Commissioner, 63.3% in '04,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
Gus R. Douglass (D) 62.7%,
Oscar Wayne Casto (D) 37.3%, |
ex-Hardy Co. Comm'r. Mike Teets (R) 64.8%,
prof. Lawrence Beckerle (R) 35.2%, |
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Senator, 63.1% in '02, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic, |
John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV (D) 77.1%,
ex-GOP St. Rep. Sheirl L. Fletcher (D) 14.5%, DMV employee Billy Hendricks, Jr. (D) 8.4%, |
ex-St. Sen. / '88 & '02 nominee M. Jay Wolfe (R), |
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1st Congressional District, 64.5% in '06, 13th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Alan B. Mollohan (D), |
No Republican |
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2nd Congressional District, 57.2% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, DCCC Target, |
congressional aide Anne Barth (D) 61.3%,
ex-South Charleston Mayor / '04 gov. candidate Richard A. "Richie" Robb (D) 28.1%, attorney Thornton Cooper (D) 10.6%, |
Shelley Moore Capito (R), |
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3rd Congressional District, 69.3% in '06, 16th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Nick Joe Rahall II (D), |
'04 & '06 candidate / businessman Gary M. "Marty" Gearheart (R), |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to West Virginia Political Parties:
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