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2008 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2008 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election?

Joe Manchin III won the 2008 West Virginia Gubernatorial Election. Joe Manchin III received 492,697 popular votes (69.81%). The main challenger was Russ Weeks (25.73%).

See the full head-to-head between III and Weeks

III +44.1 pts · won by 311,085 votes
Joe Manchin IIIDemocraticWINNER69.81%
492,697 votes
Russ WeeksRepublican25.73%
181,612 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.