2004 West Virginia Senate election

2004 West Virginia Senate elections
November 2, 2004
17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Earl Ray Tomblin Vic Sprouse
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since 1995 1998
Leader's seat SD 7 SD 8
Seats before 24 10
Seats after 21 13
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 3
Popular vote 418,869 373,728
Percentage 52.7% 47.0%
Seats up 13 4
Seats won 10 7
Holds and gains:
     Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold
Senate President before election

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

Elected Senate President

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

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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]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Rothenberg[3] Safe D October 1, 2004

Summary

Summary of the 2004 West Virginia Senate election results[4]
Party Candidates Votes % Seats
Before[2] Up Won After +/–
Democratic 16 418,869 52.7 24 13 10 21 Decrease 3
Republican 17 373,728 47.0 10 4 7 13 Increase 3
Mountain 1 2,048 0.3 0 0 0 0 Steady
Write-in 1 5 nil 0 0 0 0 Steady
Total 794,650 100% 34 17 34 Steady
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 52.7%
Republican
 
 47.0%
Mountain
 
 0.3%
Write-in
 
 nil%
Seats won
Democratic
 
 58.8%
Republican
 
 41.2%
Total senate seats
Democratic
 
 61.8%
Republican
 
 38.2%

SD 1

2004 West Virginia SD 1 general election
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

2004 West Virginia SD 2 general election
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

2004 West Virginia SD 3 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donna J. Boley (incumbent) 37,788 100.0
Total votes 37,788 100.0
Republican hold

SD 4

2004 West Virginia SD 4 general election
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

2004 West Virginia SD 5 general election
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

2004 West Virginia SD 6 general election
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

2004 West Virginia SD 7 general election
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

2004 West Virginia SD 8 general election
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

2004 West Virginia SD 9 general election
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

2004 West Virginia SD 10 general election
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

2004 West Virginia SD 11 general election
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

2004 West Virginia SD 12 general election
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

2004 West Virginia SD 13 general election
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

2004 West Virginia SD 14 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2004 West Virginia SD 15 general election
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

2004 West Virginia SD 16 general election
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

2004 West Virginia SD 17 general election
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

  1. ^ Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (87 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 802–805. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (87 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 481. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Jacobson, Louis (October 1, 2004). "Handicapping the State Legislatures: A 50-State Preview". The Rothenberg Political Report: 7–10 – via Harvard Dataverse.
  4. ^ Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (87 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 802–805. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
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