Senate Elections 2008 | US Senate Elections | West Virginia Races
2008 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election Results
Jay Rockefeller
Percent: 63.74%
Votes: 447,560
Matthew Jay Wolfe
Percent: 36.26%
Votes: 254,629
Race Summary
The 2008 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 4, 2008, with incumbent Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller seeking re-election. Rockefeller defeated Republican nominee Matthew Jay Wolfe, winning 63.74% of the vote to Wolfe’s 36.26%. The victory extended Rockefeller’s long tenure in the U.S. Senate and maintained Democratic control of the seat.
Full Results
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 63.74%
Votes: 447,560
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 36.26%
Votes: 254,629
Total votes: 702,189
State Map
Results by County
Barbour County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 61.23%
Votes: 3,798
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 38.77%
Votes: 2,405
Total votes: 6,203
Brooke County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 75.33%
Votes: 7,318
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 24.67%
Votes: 2,396
Total votes: 9,714
Doddridge County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 38.83%
Votes: 1,161
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 61.17%
Votes: 1,829
Total votes: 2,990
Greenbrier County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 64.27%
Votes: 8,731
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 35.73%
Votes: 4,853
Total votes: 13,584
Harrison County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 58.54%
Votes: 18,574
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 41.46%
Votes: 13,153
Total votes: 31,727
Lewis County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 55.63%
Votes: 3,691
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 44.37%
Votes: 2,944
Total votes: 6,635
Marshall County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 72.11%
Votes: 9,950
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 27.89%
Votes: 3,849
Total votes: 13,799
Mineral County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 57.04%
Votes: 6,520
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 42.96%
Votes: 4,911
Total votes: 11,431
Morgan County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 55.44%
Votes: 3,868
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 44.56%
Votes: 3,109
Total votes: 6,977
Pleasants County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 60.07%
Votes: 1,787
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 39.93%
Votes: 1,188
Total votes: 2,975
Raleigh County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 58.70%
Votes: 16,213
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 41.30%
Votes: 11,408
Total votes: 27,621
Summers County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 65.63%
Votes: 3,422
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 34.37%
Votes: 1,792
Total votes: 5,214
Upshur County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 58.71%
Votes: 5,241
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 41.29%
Votes: 3,686
Total votes: 8,927
Wirt County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 56.27%
Votes: 1,292
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 43.73%
Votes: 1,004
Total votes: 2,296
Berkeley County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 55.16%
Votes: 19,967
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 44.84%
Votes: 16,234
Total votes: 36,201
Cabell County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 63.41%
Votes: 21,644
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 36.59%
Votes: 12,488
Total votes: 34,132
Fayette County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 69.37%
Votes: 10,529
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 30.63%
Votes: 4,649
Total votes: 15,178
Hampshire County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 53.29%
Votes: 4,394
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 46.71%
Votes: 3,852
Total votes: 8,246
Jackson County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 62.37%
Votes: 7,582
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 37.63%
Votes: 4,574
Total votes: 12,156
Lincoln County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 66.81%
Votes: 4,534
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 33.19%
Votes: 2,252
Total votes: 6,786
Mason County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 70.54%
Votes: 7,455
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 29.46%
Votes: 3,113
Total votes: 10,568
Mingo County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 72.97%
Votes: 5,859
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 27.03%
Votes: 2,170
Total votes: 8,029
Nicholas County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 71.36%
Votes: 6,697
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 28.64%
Votes: 2,688
Total votes: 9,385
Pocahontas County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 63.45%
Votes: 2,286
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 36.55%
Votes: 1,317
Total votes: 3,603
Randolph County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 67.27%
Votes: 7,180
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 32.73%
Votes: 3,493
Total votes: 10,673
Taylor County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 62.16%
Votes: 3,820
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 37.84%
Votes: 2,325
Total votes: 6,145
Wayne County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 63.48%
Votes: 9,450
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 36.52%
Votes: 5,437
Total votes: 14,887
Wood County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 57.25%
Votes: 20,029
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 42.75%
Votes: 14,954
Total votes: 34,983
Boone County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 74.18%
Votes: 6,192
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 25.82%
Votes: 2,155
Total votes: 8,347
Calhoun County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 62.04%
Votes: 1,484
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 37.96%
Votes: 908
Total votes: 2,392
Gilmer County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 63.10%
Votes: 1,582
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 36.90%
Votes: 925
Total votes: 2,507
Hancock County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 70.61%
Votes: 9,140
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 29.39%
Votes: 3,805
Total votes: 12,945
Jefferson County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 61.77%
Votes: 13,592
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 38.23%
Votes: 8,411
Total votes: 22,003
Logan County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 70.58%
Votes: 9,148
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 29.42%
Votes: 3,814
Total votes: 12,962
McDowell County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 82.54%
Votes: 5,260
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 17.46%
Votes: 1,113
Total votes: 6,373
Monongalia County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 68.43%
Votes: 22,308
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 31.57%
Votes: 10,292
Total votes: 32,600
Ohio County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 70.84%
Votes: 13,647
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 29.16%
Votes: 5,617
Total votes: 19,264
Preston County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 58.70%
Votes: 6,825
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 41.30%
Votes: 4,801
Total votes: 11,626
Ritchie County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 43.19%
Votes: 1,639
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 56.81%
Votes: 2,156
Total votes: 3,795
Tucker County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 64.46%
Votes: 2,260
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 35.54%
Votes: 1,246
Total votes: 3,506
Webster County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 75.62%
Votes: 2,333
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 24.38%
Votes: 752
Total votes: 3,085
Wyoming County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 68.80%
Votes: 5,107
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 31.20%
Votes: 2,316
Total votes: 7,423
Braxton County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 73.40%
Votes: 3,761
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 26.60%
Votes: 1,363
Total votes: 5,124
Clay County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 71.98%
Votes: 2,340
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 28.02%
Votes: 911
Total votes: 3,251
Grant County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 43.86%
Votes: 1,782
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 56.14%
Votes: 2,281
Total votes: 4,063
Hardy County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 61.07%
Votes: 3,245
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 38.93%
Votes: 2,069
Total votes: 5,314
Kanawha County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 66.76%
Votes: 54,402
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 33.24%
Votes: 27,087
Total votes: 81,489
Marion County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 68.83%
Votes: 16,156
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 31.17%
Votes: 7,316
Total votes: 23,472
Mercer County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 60.19%
Votes: 12,341
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 39.81%
Votes: 8,161
Total votes: 20,502
Monroe County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 61.16%
Votes: 3,381
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 38.84%
Votes: 2,147
Total votes: 5,528
Pendleton County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 62.36%
Votes: 2,086
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 37.64%
Votes: 1,259
Total votes: 3,345
Putnam County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 58.43%
Votes: 14,386
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 41.57%
Votes: 10,236
Total votes: 24,622
Roane County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 66.70%
Votes: 3,691
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 33.30%
Votes: 1,843
Total votes: 5,534
Tyler County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 55.47%
Votes: 2,048
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 44.53%
Votes: 1,644
Total votes: 3,692
Wetzel County
Jay Rockefeller (DEM)
Percent: 69.69%
Votes: 4,432
Matthew Jay Wolfe (REP)
Percent: 30.31%
Votes: 1,928
Total votes: 6,360