Elections to the West Virginia House of Delegates were held on November 4, 2008, to elect 100 candidates to the House to serve a two-year term. Despite a thirteen-point loss in the concurrent presidential election for Democratic nominee Barack Obama in the state, Democrats maintained their control of the state government, retaining their supermajority status in the House. Of the 100 seats up for election, Democrats won seventy-one and the Republicans twenty-nine, a net gain of one for the Republicans.
This election took place alongside races for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, state senate, and numerous other state and local elections.
The Democratic primary in the three-seat 10th district resulted in a tie. The three highest-voted candidates in the primary would advance to the general election, and Iris McCrady and Tim Fittro tied for third-place, each with 3,304 votes. The coin toss to determine the third Democratic nominee was won by McCrady, who went on to lose the general election, placing sixth in a field of three Democrats and three Republicans.
Results Overall 2008 West Virginia House of Delegates general election results and statisticsParty Candidates Seats Aggregate votes 2006 general Change Prim. Gen. No. Percent Seats Vote % Seats Vote %Democratic 156 92 71 899,525 64.47% 72 59.81% −1 +4.66%Republican 74 62 29 486,035 34.84% 28 39.97% +1 −5.13%Mountain120 5,606 0.40% 0 0.18% — +0.22%Independents —10 3,102 0.22% —Constitution 010 917 0.07% — Totals 158 100 1,395,185 100%100——— Turnout 702,109 57.92% — 26.22% — +31.70% Registered voters 1,212,117
By district District Seats Countiesrepresented Incumbent Elected Party Delegate Result Party Delegate 1st 2-seat HancockBrooke (p) Democratic Randy Swartzmiller Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Randy Swartzmiller Democratic Joe DeLong Incumbent retired to run for secretary of state.Republican gain. Republican Pat McGeehan 2nd 2-seat Brooke (p)Ohio (p) Democratic Tim Ennis Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Tim Ennis Democratic Jack Yost Incumbent retired to run for state senate.Democratic hold. Democratic Roy Givens 3rd 2-seat Ohio (p) Democratic Tal Hutchins Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Tal Hutchins Democratic Orphy Klempa Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Orphy Klempa 4th 2-seat MarshallOhio (p) Democratic Scott G. Varner Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Scott G. Varner Democratic Kenneth D. Tucker Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. Democratic Michael Ferro 5th 1-seat Monongalia (p)Wetzel (p) Democratic Dave Pethtel Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Dave Pethtel 6th 1-seat DoddridgeTylerWetzel (p) Republican William Romine Incumbent re-elected. Republican William Romine 7th 1-seat PleasantsRitchie Republican Lynwood Ireland Incumbent re-elected. Republican Lynwood Ireland 8th 1-seat Wood (p) Republican Bill Anderson Incumbent re-elected. Republican Bill Anderson 9th 1-seat WirtWood (p) Republican Larry Border Incumbent re-elected. Republican Larry Border 10th 3-seat Wood (p) Republican Tom Azinger Incumbent re-elected. Republican Tom Azinger Republican John Ellem Incumbent re-elected. Republican John Ellem Democratic Daniel Poling Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Daniel Poling 11th 1-seat Jackson (p)Roane (p) Republican Bob Ashley Incumbent re-elected. Republican Bob Ashley 12th 1-seat Jackson (p) Republican Mitch Carmichael Incumbent re-elected. Republican Mitch Carmichael 13th 2-seat Jackson (p)Mason (p)Putnam (p) Democratic Dale F. Martin Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Dale F. Martin Democratic Brady Paxton Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Brady Paxton 14th 2-seat Mason (p)Putnam (p) Republican Troy Andes Incumbent re-elected. Republican Troy Andes Republican Patti Schoen Incumbent re-elected. Republican Patti Schoen 15th 3-seat Cabell (p)Lincoln (p) Democratic Kevin Craig Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Kevin Craig Republican Carol Miller Incumbent re-elected. Republican Carol Miller Democratic Jim Morgan Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Jim Morgan 16th 3-seat Cabell (p)Wayne (p) Democratic Doug Reynolds Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Doug Reynolds Republican Kelli Sobonya Incumbent re-elected. Republican Kelli Sobonya Democratic Dale Stephens Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Dale Stephens 17th 2-seat Wayne (p) Democratic Don Perdue Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Don Perdue Democratic Rick Thompson Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Rick Thompson 18th 1-seat Boone (p) Democratic Larry Barker Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Larry Barker 19th 4-seat Boone (p)Lincoln (p)LoganPutnam (p) Democratic Jeff Eldridge Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Jeff Eldridge Democratic Ralph Rodighiero Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Ralph Rodighiero Democratic Ted Ellis Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. Democratic Greg Butcher Democratic Lidella Wilson Hrutkay Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. Democratic Josh Stowers 20th 1-seat Mingo (p)Wayne (p) Democratic Steven Kominar Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Steven Kominar 21st 1-seat McDowell (p)Mingo (p) Democratic Harry Keith White Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Harry Keith White 22nd 2-seat McDowell (p)Mercer (p)Wyoming Democratic Richard Browning Incumbent retired to run for state senate.Democratic hold. Democratic Daniel Hall Democratic Mike Burdiss Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. Democratic Linda Phillips 23rd 1-seat McDowell (p) Democratic Clif Moore Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Clif Moore 24th 1-seat Mercer (p) Democratic Eustace Frederick Incumbent retired.Republican gain. Republican John Shott 25th 2-seat Mercer (p) Democratic Marshall Long Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic hold. Democratic John R. Frazier Republican T. Mike Porter Incumbent re-elected. Republican T. Mike Porter 26th 1-seat MonroeSummers (p) Democratic Gerald Crosier Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Gerald Crosier 27th 5-seat RaleighSummers (p) Democratic Virginia Mahan Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Virginia Mahan Democratic Rick Moye Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Rick Moye Republican Linda Sumner Incumbent re-elected. Republican Linda Sumner Democratic Louis Gall Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic hold. Democratic Sally Susman Democratic Mel Kessler Incumbent retired to run for governor.Democratic hold. Democratic William R. Wooton 28th 2-seat Greenbrier Democratic Tom Campbell Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Tom Campbell Republican Ray Canterbury Incumbent re-elected. Republican Ray Canterbury 29th 3-seat Clay (p)FayetteNicholas (p) Democratic David Perry Incumbent re-elected. Democratic David Perry Democratic Margaret Anne Staggers Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Margaret Anne Staggers Democratic John Pino Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. Democratic Tom Louisos 30th 7-seat Kanawha (p) Democratic Bonnie Brown Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Bonnie Brown Democratic Nancy Peoples Guthrie Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Nancy Peoples Guthrie Democratic Barbara Hatfield Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Barbara Hatfield Democratic Sharon Spencer Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Sharon Spencer Democratic Danny Wells Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Danny Wells Democratic Dave Higgins Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. Democratic Mark Hunt Democratic Corey Palumbo Incumbent retired to run for state senate.Democratic hold. Democratic Doug Skaff 31st 1-seat Kanawha (p) Democratic Carrie Webster Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Carrie Webster 32nd 3-seat Kanawha (p) Republican Tim Armstead Incumbent re-elected. Republican Tim Armstead Republican Patrick Lane Incumbent re-elected. Republican Patrick Lane Republican Ronald N. Walters Incumbent re-elected. Republican Ronald N. Walters 33rd 1-seat CalhounClay (p)Gilmer (p) Democratic William Stemple Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Democratic David Walker 34th 1-seat BraxtonGilmer (p) Democratic Brent Boggs Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Brent Boggs 35th 1-seat Nicholas (p) Democratic Sam Argento Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Sam Argento 36th 1-seat Nicholas (p)Webster Democratic Joseph B. Talbott Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Joseph B. Talbott 37th 2-seat PocahontasRandolph Democratic William G. Hartman Incumbent re-elected. Democratic William G. Hartman Democratic Bill Proudfoot Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Bill Proudfoot 38th 1-seat LewisUpshur (p) Democratic Doug Stalnaker Incumbent retired to run for state senate.Democratic hold. Democratic Margaret Smith 39th 1-seat Upshur (p) Republican Bill Hamilton Incumbent re-elected. Republican Bill Hamilton 40th 1-seat BarbourUpshur (p) Democratic Mary Poling Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Mary Poling 41st 4-seat HarrisonMarion (p) Democratic Sam Cann Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Sam Cann Democratic Ron Fragale Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Ron Fragale Democratic Richard Iaquinta Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Richard Iaquinta Democratic Tim Miley Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Tim Miley 42nd 1-seat Marion (p)Monongalia (p)Taylor Republican Jeff Tansill Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. Democratic Mike Manypenny 43rd 3-seat Marion (p)Monongalia (p) Democratic Mike Caputo Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Mike Caputo Democratic Tim Manchin Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Tim Manchin Democratic Linda Longstreth Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Linda Longstreth 44th 4-seat Monongalia (p) Democratic Bob Beach Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Bob Beach Democratic Barbara Fleischauer Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Barbara Fleischauer Democratic Charlene Marshall Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Charlene Marshall Democratic Alex Shook Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Alex Shook 45th 1-seat Preston (p) Democratic Larry Williams Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Larry Williams 46th 1-seat Preston (p)Tucker Democratic Stanley Shaver Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Stanley Shaver 47th 1-seat HardyPendleton (p) Democratic Harold Michael Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Harold Michael 48th 1-seat GrantMineral (p)Pendleton (p) Republican Allen V. Evans Incumbent re-elected. Republican Allen V. Evans 49th 1-seat Mineral (p) Republican Robert Schadler Incumbent re-elected. Republican Robert Schadler 50th 1-seat Hampshire (p)Mineral (p) Republican Ruth Rowan Incumbent re-elected. Republican Ruth Rowan 51st 1-seat Hampshire (p)Morgan (p) Republican Daryl Cowles Incumbent re-elected. Republican Daryl Cowles 52nd 1-seat Berkeley (p)Morgan (p) Republican Craig Blair Incumbent re-elected. Republican Craig Blair 53rd 1-seat Berkeley (p) Republican Jonathan Miller Incumbent re-elected. Republican Jonathan Miller 54th 1-seat Berkeley (p) Republican Walter Duke Incumbent re-elected. Republican Walter Duke 55th 1-seat Berkeley (p) Republican John Overington Incumbent re-elected. Republican John Overington 56th 1-seat Berkeley (p)Jefferson (p) Democratic Robert C. Tabb Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Robert C. Tabb 57th 1-seat Jefferson (p) Democratic John Doyle Incumbent re-elected. Democratic John Doyle 58th 1-seat Jefferson (p) Democratic Locke Wysong Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Democratic Tiffany Lawrence
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Stateline | October 15, 2008
General election results General election results sourced from the West Virginia Secretary of State. Single-member districts