2010 West Virginia Senate election

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18 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
|  | Majority party  | Minority party

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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  |  2  |  2
Popular vote  | 315,959 | 231,902
Percentage  | 57.0% | 41.8%
Seats up  | 13 | 5
Seats won  | 15 | 4

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Winner by party

Margin of victory

Holds and gains:
Democratic gain Democratic hold
Republican hold

Democratic

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

>90%

Republican

50–60%

60–70%

>90%

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Circular inset (SD 10): both seats up for election

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| Senate President before election

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

| Elected Senate President

Earl Ray Tomblin
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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

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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 | 1  | 2,843  | 0.5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
Total | 554,332  | 100%  | 34  | 18  | 34  |

| Popular vote

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Democratic |

| 57.0%
Republican |

| 41.8%
Mountain |

| 0.7%
Libertarian |

| 0.5%

| Seats won

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Democratic |

| 83.3%
Republican |

| 16.7%

| Total senate seats

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Democratic |

| 82.4%
Republican |

| 17.6%

## Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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Governing[6] | Safe D  | November 1, 2010

## SD 1

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2010 West Virginia SD 1 general election  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

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2010 West Virginia SD 2 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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  | %

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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

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2010 West Virginia SD 4 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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  | %

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| 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  | %

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| 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  | %

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| 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  | %

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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

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2010 West Virginia SD 9 general election  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)

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2010 West Virginia SD 10 general election  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)

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2010 West Virginia SD 10 special election  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

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2010 West Virginia SD 11 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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  | %

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| 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  | %

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| 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  | %

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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

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2010 West Virginia SD 15 general election  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

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2010 West Virginia SD 16 general election  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

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2010 West Virginia SD 17 general election  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

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* 2010 United States Senate election in West Virginia
* 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

## 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.
6. ^ Jacobson, Louis (November 1, 2010). "Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats". Governing. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2024.

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