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Electoral Votes
100%
Precincts Reporting

West Virginia Popular Vote

Candidate Name Percentage of Popular Votes Number of Popular Votes for
WMcCain
56%
 394,278
Obama
43%
 301,438
Nader
1%
 7,173
Baldwin
0%
 2,458
Other West Virginia Races
US House
R 1 D 2
US Senate 100% Reporting
D Rockefeller 64% R Wolfe 36%
Governor 100% Reporting
D Manchin 70% R Weeks 26%

West Virginia / Presidential Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  John McCain

WINNERJohn
McCain GOP

 56%
  394,278
  Barack Obama, Dem 43%
  301,438
  Ralph Nader, Una 1%
  7,173
  Chuck Baldwin, CST 0%
  2,458
  Cynthia McKinney, Mnt 0%
  2,355

West Virginia / Senate Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  Jay Rockefeller

WINNERJay
Rockefeller Dem (i)

 64%
  444,107
  Jay Wolfe, GOP 36%
  252,764

West Virginia / Governor Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  Joe Manchin

WINNERJoe
Manchin Dem (i)

 70%
  488,837
  Russ Weeks, GOP 26%
  180,353
  Jesse Johnson, Mnt 4%
  31,211

West Virginia / House District 1 Results Uncontested Race

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  Alan Mollohan

WINNERAlan
Mollohan Dem (i)

 0%
  0

West Virginia / House District 2 Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  Shelley Capito

WINNERShelley
Capito GOP (i)

 57%
  146,160
  Anne Barth, Dem 43%
  109,909

West Virginia / House District 3 Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  Nick Rahall

WINNERNick
Rahall Dem (i)

 67%
  132,831
  Marty Gearheart, GOP 33%
  65,636

West Virginia State Facts

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  • Capital:

     Charleston

  • Nickname:

     Mountain State

  • Population:

     1808344

  • Electoral Votes:

     5

  • Governor:


    Joe Manchin (D) re-election in 2008

  • U.S. Senators:


    John D. Rockefeller IV (D) re-election 2008
    Robert C. Byrd (D) re-election 2012

  • U.S. House:


    2 D, 1 R

  • Note: 

    Seat information as of Nov. 3, 2008, and does not reflect Election Day changes.
, W = Race Winner R = Runoff Winners (i) = Incumbent Candidate
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