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18 of 34 seats in theWest Virginia Senate 18 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Winner by party Margin of victoryHolds and gains: Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican hold
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The2010 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect members to the 80th and 81st Legislatures; held concurrently with theU.S. House andU.S. Senate elections.[1] State senate seats inWest 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 ofDonald Caruth on May 1, 2010. John H. Shott was appointed to fill the seat, and Mark Wills was elected to finish the term.[2] WhileRepublicans made huge gains across the country,[3]Democrats did well in the state senate, picking up two Republican seats.[4]
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2,843 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Total | 554,332 | 100% | 34 | 18 | 34 | | |||
| Democratic | 57.0% | |||
| Republican | 41.8% | |||
| Mountain | 0.7% | |||
| Libertarian | 0.5% | |||
| Democratic | 83.3% | |||
| Republican | 16.7% | |||
| Democratic | 82.4% | |||
| Republican | 17.6% | |||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[6] | Safe D | November 1, 2010 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Orphy Klempa | 17,179 | 58.6 | |
| Republican | Charles Schlegal | 12,137 | 41.4 | |
| Total votes | 29,316 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Larry Edgell | 19,885 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 19,885 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Nohe | 21,295 | 67.7 | |
| Democratic | Timothy Reed | 10,172 | 32.3 | |
| Total votes | 31,467 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Hall | 27,072 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 27,072 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Evan Jenkins | 19,813 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 19,813 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | H. Truman Chafin | 15,200 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 15,200 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron Stollings | 18,188 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 18,188 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Erik Wells | 36,280 | 61.2 | |
| Republican | Robert Ore | 21,116 | 36.8 | |
| Total votes | 57,396 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Green | 14,757 | 57.7 | |
| Republican | James Mullins | 10,829 | 42.3 | |
| Total votes | 25,586 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ronald Miller | 14,093 | 51.9 | |
| Republican | Johnny Barnes | 13,067 | 48.1 | |
| Total votes | 27,160 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark Wills | 14,029 | 52.1 | |
| Republican | Phillip Stevens | 12,900 | 47.9 | |
| Total votes | 26,929 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph Minard | 20,337 | 61.9 | |
| Republican | Russel Snyder | 12,506 | 38.1 | |
| Total votes | 32,843 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Beach | 16,882 | 50.3 | |
| Republican | Cynthia Frich | 16,676 | 49.7 | |
| Total votes | 33,558 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Sypolt | 20,334 | 58.5 | |
| Democratic | Steven Shaffer | 14,423 | 41.5 | |
| Total votes | 34,757 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Walt Helmick | 19,192 | 57.0 | |
| Republican | Jeremy Bauserman | 14,470 | 43.0 | |
| Total votes | 33,662 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Unger | 18,800 | 50.4 | |
| Republican | Craig Blair | 18,482 | 49.6 | |
| Total votes | 37,282 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
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