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| Registered | 1,216,023 | |||
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| Turnout | 535,152 44.0%[1] (  13.9%) | |||
Elections were held inWest Virginia on November 2, 2010. Primary elections took place on May 11, 2010.
The 2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia was held November 2, 2010, as incumbent Democratic U.S. SenatorRobert C. Byrd died in office on June 28, 2010. The winner of this special election would serve the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2013. The special primary election will be held August 28.
State law allowed GovernorJoe Manchin to make a temporary appointment to the vacant seat. Manchin named 36-year-oldCarte Goodwin, a fellow Democrat, an attorney, and former Manchin aide. Goodwin was sworn in on July 20, 2010. Hours later, Manchin announced his intention to seek Byrd's Senate seat in the special election.[2]
All three of West Virginia's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. All three incumbents will be running for re-election.[3]
State officers, including Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer and Auditor are not up for election in 2010.
Seventeen seats, one from each district, of theWest Virginia Senate will be up for election in 2010.[4]
All one hundred seats in theWest Virginia House of Delegates are up for election in 2010.[4]
No statewide measures were certified, although two were proposed and failed:
Each county will elect at least one County Commissioner, a County Clerk, a Circuit Clerk, and three members of its County Board of Education. Berkeley & Jefferson County will each elect two Commissioners. In addition, five Commissioners for the Greater Huntington Park & Recreation District will be elected from Cabell County.[4]
In West Virginia's primary on May 5, voters elected members of the State Executive Committee, District Executive Committees, and County Executive Committees for theDemocratic andRepublican parties.[4]
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The 2010 Supreme Court of Appeals special election took place on November 2, 2010 to elect a justice of theSupreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia for the next two years. The election was held to complete the unexpired term of former JusticeJoseph Albright, who died on March 20, 2009. April 8, 2009 governorJoe Manchin appointed former JusticeThomas McHugh to fill the vacancy.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Thomas McHugh (incumbent) | 105,188 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 105,188 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | John C. Yoder | 59,492 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 59,492 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Thomas McHugh (incumbent) | 239,622 | 50.84% | |
| Republican | John C. Yoder | 231,669 | 49.16% | |
| Total votes | 471,291 | 100.00% | ||
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