2010 West Virginia Senate election
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18 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate 18 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Holds and gains: Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican hold
Circular inset (SD 10): both seats up for election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in West Virginia |
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The 2010 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect members to the 80th and 81st Legislatures; held concurrently with the
Democrats did well in the state senate, picking up two Republican seats.[4]
Summary
Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Before[5] 79th Leg. |
Up | Won | After 80th Leg. |
+/– | |||||
Democratic | 16 | 315,959 | 57.0 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 2 | |
Republican | 13 | 231,902 | 41.8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
Mountain | 1 | 3,628 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Libertarian
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1 | 2,843 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 554,332 | 100% | 34 | 18 | 34 |
SD 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Orphy Klempa | 17,179 | 58.6 | |
Republican | Charles Schlegal | 12,137 | 41.4 | |
Total votes | 29,316 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Larry Edgell
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19,885 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 19,885 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David Nohe | 21,295 | 67.7 | |
Democratic | Timothy Reed | 10,172 | 32.3 | |
Total votes | 31,467 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
SD 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Hall | 27,072 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 27,072 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
SD 5
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Evan Jenkins | 19,813 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 19,813 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | H. Truman Chafin
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15,200 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 15,200 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 7
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ron Stollings | 18,188 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 18,188 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 8
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Erik Wells | 36,280 | 61.2 | |
Republican | Robert Ore | 21,116 | 36.8 | |
Total votes | 57,396 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 9
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Green | 14,757 | 57.7 | |
Republican | James Mullins | 10,829 | 42.3 | |
Total votes | 25,586 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 10 (Full term)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ronald Miller | 14,093 | 51.9 | |
Republican | Johnny Barnes | 13,067 | 48.1 | |
Total votes | 27,160 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
SD 10 (Unexpired term)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Wills | 14,029 | 52.1 | |
Republican | Phillip Stevens | 12,900 | 47.9 | |
Total votes | 26,929 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
SD 11
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gregory Tucker | 14,644 | 54.7 | |
Republican | Adam Milligan | 9,303 | 34.7 | |
Libertarian
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Thomas Thacker | 2,843 | 10.6 | |
Total votes | 26,790 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 12
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joseph Minard
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20,337 | 61.9 | |
Republican | Russel Snyder | 12,506 | 38.1 | |
Total votes | 32,843 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 13
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Beach
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16,882 | 50.3 | |
Republican | Cynthia Frich | 16,676 | 49.7 | |
Total votes | 33,558 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 14
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David Sypolt | 20,334 | 58.5 | |
Democratic | Steven Shaffer | 14,423 | 41.5 | |
Total votes | 34,757 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
SD 15
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Walt Helmick | 19,192 | 57.0 | |
Republican | Jeremy Bauserman | 14,470 | 43.0 | |
Total votes | 33,662 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 16
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Unger | 18,800 | 50.4 | |
Republican | Craig Blair | 18,482 | 49.6 | |
Total votes | 37,282 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 17
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brooks McCabe | 32,085 | 55.9 | |
Republican | Charles Minimah | 21,715 | 37.8 | |
Mountain | David Hall | 3,628 | 6.3 | |
Total votes | 57,428 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
- 2010 United States Senate election in West Virginia
- 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
References
- ^ Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 763–65. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 443. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ Roff, Peter (November 5, 2010). "Measuring the Size of Election 2010's Republican Sweep". US News. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ a b Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 767–70. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 483. Retrieved February 21, 2024.