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Parents > United States > West Virginia > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline February 03, 2008 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorJ.R.
Last ModifiedPoliticoomer January 02, 2022 05:17am
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/2002
NameJay Rockefeller Votes275,281 (63.11%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/03/2009 Margin114,379 (+26.22%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/2014
NameShelley Moore Capito Votes281,820 (62.12%)
Term01/03/2015 - 01/03/2021 Margin125,460 (+27.65%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 13, 2008 WV US Senate - R Primary
Jay Wolfe
R 79,630
May 13, 2008 WV US Senate - D Primary
Jay Rockefeller
D 352,205
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/11/2006 11/04/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Jay Rockefeller 3 --1 47
Leaning Call: Jay Rockefeller (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Jay Rockefeller (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/24/2008 11/01/2008

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Sen. Jay Rockefeller St. Sen. Jay Wolfe (W) John R. "Rick" Bartlett (W) Charles R. "Chad" Shaffer  
PartyDemocratic Republican Constitution Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 447,560 (63.73%) 254,629 (36.26%) 83 (0.01%) 36 (0.01%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -192,931 (-27.47%) -447,477 (-63.72%) -447,524 (-63.72%)  
Predict Avg.65.20% 34.60% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website  
Entry Date 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 -- --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (4 from 4 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg56.55%-- 37.14%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
YouGov 
10/18/08-11/01/08		 55.00% -- 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
10/29/08-10/30/08		 58.00% -- 40.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Orion Strategies 
10/20/08-10/21/08		 60.00% -- 36.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/24/08-09/24/08		 61.00% -- 33.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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