2004 West Virginia Senate election
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The 2004 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2004, to elect members to the 77th and 78th Legislatures; held concurrently with the presidential, U.S. House, and gubernatorial elections.[1] State senate seats in West Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms. 17 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election. While Republican candidate for George W. Bush won the state in the presidential election by 13 points, the Democratic Party won a majority of the vote for state senate candidates. Republicans managed to flip 3 seats, chipping away at the Democrats' supermajority.[2]
Summary
[edit]| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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| Before[2] | Up | Won | After | +/– | |||||
| Democratic | 16 | 418,869 | 52.7 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 21 |  3
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| Republican | 17 | 373,728 | 47.0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 13 |  3
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| Mountain | 1 | 2,048 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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| Write-in | 1 | 5 | nil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 794,650 | 100% | 34 | 17 | 34 |
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SD 1
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andy McKenzie (incumbent) | 22,089 | 53.4 | |
| Democratic | Tal Hutchins | 19,249 | 46.6 | |
| Total votes | 41,338 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
SD 2
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jeffrey V. Kessler (incumbent) | 27,822 | 67.4 | |
| Republican | Russ Snyder | 13,455 | 32.6 | |
| Total votes | 41,277 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
SD 3
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Donna J. Boley (incumbent) | 37,788 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 37,788 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
SD 4
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Karen Facemyer (incumbent) | 29,321 | 57.7 | |
| Democratic | David Mullins | 21,466 | 42.3 | |
| Total votes | 50,787 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
SD 5
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert H. Plymale (incumbent) | 24,268 | 61.8 | |
| Republican | Stephen Hall | 15,006 | 38.2 | |
| Total votes | 39,274 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
SD 6
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Pat Fanning (incumbent) | 22,232 | 72.2 | |
| Republican | Jacob Potter | 8,557 | 27.8 | |
| Total votes | 30,789 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
SD 7
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Earl Ray Tomblin (incumbent) | 27,147 | 74.5 | |
| Republican | Billy Marcum | 9,300 | 25.5 | |
| Total votes | 36,447 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
SD 8
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Vic Sprouse (incumbent) | 48,762 | 56.4 | |
| Democratic | Margaret Workman | 37,709 | 43.6 | |
| Total votes | 86,471 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
SD 9
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Billy Wayne Bailey (incumbent) | 20,430 | 56.6 | |
| Republican | Jack Fincham | 16,285 | 44.4 | |
| Total votes | 36,715 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
SD 10
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Donald Caruth | 20,714 | 51.0 | |
| Democratic | Anita Caldwell (incumbent) | 19,942 | 49.0 | |
| Total votes | 40,656 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
SD 11
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shirley Love (incumbent) | 26,659 | 64.7 | |
| Republican | Robert Johnson | 14,549 | 35.3 | |
| Total votes | 41,208 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
SD 12
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William R. Sharpe Jr. (incumbent) | 28,603 | 65.2 | |
| Republican | Stephen Weaver | 13,207 | 30.1 | |
| Mountain | John Williams | 2,048 | 4.7 | |
| Total votes | 43,858 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
SD 13
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roman W. Prezioso, Jr. (incumbent) | 30,777 | 68.3 | |
| Republican | Mark Reynolds | 14,301 | 31.7 | |
| Total votes | 45,078 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
SD 14
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jon Blair Hunter (incumbent) | 23,154 | 51.0 | |
| Republican | David Sypolt | 22,210 | 49.0 | |
| Write-in | John Bartlett | 5 | nil | |
| Total votes | 45,369 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
SD 15
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clark Barnes | 22,000 | 50.4 | |
| Democratic | Mike Ross (incumbent) | 21,669 | 49.6 | |
| Total votes | 43,669 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
SD 16
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Yoder | 28,480 | 57.8 | |
| Democratic | Gregory Lance | 20,748 | 42.2 | |
| Total votes | 49,228 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
SD 17
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dan Foster | 46,994 | 55.5 | |
| Republican | Rusty Webb | 37,704 | 44.5 | |
| Total votes | 84,698 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (87 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 802–805. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (87 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 481. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (87 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 802–805. Retrieved February 21, 2024.