2010 West Virginia Senate election

2010 West Virginia Senate elections
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18 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Earl Ray Tomblin Mike Hall
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since 1995 2010
Leader's seat SD 7 SD 4
Seats before 26 8
Seats after 28 6
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 315,959 231,902
Percentage 57.0% 41.8%
Seats up 13 5
Seats won 15 4
Holds and gains:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican hold
Circular inset (SD 10): both seats up for election
Senate President before election

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

Elected Senate President

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

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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 U.S. House and U.S. Senate elections.[1] State senate seats in West Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms. 18 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election. 17 were regularly scheduled, with an additional special election in SD 10 after the death of Donald Caruth on May 1, 2010. John H. Shott was appointed to fill the seat, and Mark Wills was elected to finish the term.[2] While Republicans made huge gains across the country,[3] Democrats did well in the state senate, picking up two Republican seats.[4]

Summary

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Summary of the 2010 West Virginia Senate election results[4]
Party Candidates Votes % Seats
Before[5]
79th Leg. 		Up Won After
80th Leg. 		+/–
Democratic 16 315,959 57.0 26 13 15 28 Increase 2
Republican 13 231,902 41.8 8 5 3 6 Decrease 2
Mountain 1 3,628 0.7 0 0 0 0 Steady
Libertarian 1 2,843 0.5 0 0 0 0 Steady
Total 554,332 100% 34 18 34 Steady
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 57.0%
Republican
 
 41.8%
Mountain
 
 0.7%
Libertarian
 
 0.5%
Seats won
Democratic
 
 83.3%
Republican
 
 16.7%
Total senate seats
Democratic
 
 82.4%
Republican
 
 17.6%


SD 1

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2010 West Virginia SD 1 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Orphy Klempa 17,179 58.6
Republican Charles Schlegal 12,137 41.4
Total votes 29,316 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 2

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2010 West Virginia SD 2 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Edgell 19,885 100.0
Total votes 19,885 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 3

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2010 West Virginia SD 3 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Nohe 21,295 67.7
Democratic Timothy Reed 10,172 32.3
Total votes 31,467 100.0
Republican hold

SD 4

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2010 West Virginia SD 4 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Hall 27,072 100.0
Total votes 27,072 100.0
Republican hold

SD 5

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2010 West Virginia SD 5 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Evan Jenkins 19,813 100.0
Total votes 19,813 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 6

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2010 West Virginia SD 6 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic H. Truman Chafin 15,200 100.0
Total votes 15,200 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 7

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2010 West Virginia SD 7 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Stollings 18,188 100.0
Total votes 18,188 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 8

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2010 West Virginia SD 8 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Erik Wells 36,280 61.2
Republican Robert Ore 21,116 36.8
Total votes 57,396 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 9

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2010 West Virginia SD 9 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
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)

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2010 West Virginia SD 10 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
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)

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2010 West Virginia SD 10 special election
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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2010 West Virginia SD 11 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gregory Tucker 14,644 54.7
Republican Adam Milligan 9,303 34.7
Libertarian Thomas Thacker 2,843 10.6
Total votes 26,790 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 12

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2010 West Virginia SD 12 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Minard 20,337 61.9
Republican Russel Snyder 12,506 38.1
Total votes 32,843 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 13

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2010 West Virginia SD 13 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Beach 16,882 50.3
Republican Cynthia Frich 16,676 49.7
Total votes 33,558 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 14

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2010 West Virginia SD 14 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Sypolt 20,334 58.5
Democratic Steven Shaffer 14,423 41.5
Total votes 34,757 100.0
Republican hold

SD 15

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2010 West Virginia SD 15 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Walt Helmick 19,192 57.0
Republican Jeremy Bauserman 14,470 43.0
Total votes 33,662 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 16

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2010 West Virginia SD 16 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Unger 18,800 50.4
Republican Craig Blair 18,482 49.6
Total votes 37,282 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 17

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2010 West Virginia SD 17 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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References

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  1. ^ Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 763–65. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 443. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Roff, Peter (November 5, 2010). "Measuring the Size of Election 2010's Republican Sweep". US News. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 767–70. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 483. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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