2004 West Virginia Senate election explained

Outgoing Members:These seats' last election (2000)
Elected Members:These seats' next election (2008)
Election Name:2004 West Virginia Senate elections
Seats Needed2: 7
Country:West Virginia
Image1 Size:x180px
Ongoing:no
Before Election:Earl Ray Tomblin
Senate President
After Election:Earl Ray Tomblin
After Party:West Virginia Democratic Party
Type:legislative
Map Size:250px
Before Party:West Virginia Democratic Party
Party1:West Virginia Democratic Party
Leader1:Earl Ray Tomblin
Leaders Seat1:SD 7
Leader Since1:1995
Popular Vote1:418,869
Percentage1:52.7%
Next Year:2006
Leader2:Vic Sprouse
Leader Since2:1998
Party2:West Virginia Republican Party
Next Election:2006 West Virginia Senate election
Seats For Election:17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
Majority Seats:18
Previous Election:2002 West Virginia Senate election
Previous Year:2002
Election Date:November 2, 2004
Leaders Seat2:SD 8
Popular Vote2:373,728
Percentage2:47.0%
1Blank:Seats up
1Data1:13
1Data2:4
2Blank:Seats won
2Data1:10
2Data2:7
Seat Change1: 3
Seat Change2: 3
Seats Before1:24
Seats Before2:10
Seats After1:21
Seats After2:13

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.

Summary

Summary of the 2004 West Virginia Senate election results[2]
PartyCandidatesVotes%Seats
Before[3] UpWonAfter+/–
Democratic16418,86952.724131021 3
Republican17373,72847.0104713 3
Mountain12,0480.30000
Write-in15nil0000
Total794,650100%341734

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmes . Darrell . West Virginia Blue Book . West Virginia Legislature . Charleston, West Virginia . 802–805 . 87 . 21 February 2024.
  2. Book: Holmes . Darrell . West Virginia Blue Book . West Virginia Legislature . Charleston, West Virginia . 802–805 . 87 . 21 February 2024.
  3. Book: Holmes . Darrell . West Virginia Blue Book . West Virginia Legislature . Charleston, West Virginia . 481 . 87 . 21 February 2024.