2008 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
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West Virginia has three seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Its 2007–2008 congressional delegation consisted of two Democrats and one Republican. As of 2026, this is the last time that Democrats won both a majority of congressional districts and the House popular vote in West Virginia.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 2008[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic | 432,075 | 66.93% | 2 | — | |
| Republican | 213,339 | 33.05% | 1 | — | |
| Independents | 146 | 0.02% | 0 | — | |
| Totals | 645,560 | 100.00% | 3 | — | |
District 1
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Template:Election box candidate no change| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Alan Mollohan (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 99.93 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.00 | ||
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District 2
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In 2006, Capito was reelected with 57%, a solid margin, but not a sign of political security. She faced a potentially difficult challenge from state Sen. John Unger (D), but Unger surprised many when he dropped out of the race.[4]
Template:Election box candidate no change| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 57.07 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Anne Barth | Script error: No such module "string". | 42.92 | |
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District 3
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Democratic incumbent Nick Rahall was challenged by Republican Marty Gearheart. CQ Politics ranked the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Nick Rahall (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 66.92 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Marty Gearheart | Script error: No such module "string". | 33.08 | |
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References
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- ↑ 2008 House Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report, October 14, 2008
- ↑ 2008 Competitive House Race Chart Script error: No such module "webarchive". The Cook Political Report, October 16, 2008
- ↑ Mannix Porterfield, State Sen. Unger running for U.S. Congress Script error: No such module "webarchive". The Register Herald May 21, 2007 Retrieved June 2, 2007
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External links
- Elections at the West Virginia Secretary of State
- U.S. Congress candidates for West Virginia at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions for West Virginia congressional races from OpenSecrets
| Preceded by 2006 elections |
United States House elections in West Virginia 2008 |
Succeeded by 2010 elections |
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