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West Virginia Secretary of State
2010 West Virginia Congressional and Statewide Races
Filing Deadline: 1/30/10, Withdrawal Deadline: 2/16/10, Primary: 5/11/10, Independent / Alternative Party Filing Deadline: 8/1/10, General Election: 11/2/10,
Last Updated: February 1, 2010 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
Governor, 69.8% in '08, 2nd term, next election in 2012, Joe Manchin II (D) barred from re-election, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
St. Sen. Jeffrey V. Kessler (D), St. Sen. Walt D. Helmick (D),
St. Treas. John D. Perdue (D)?, Lt. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D), St. Sen. Robert H. Plymale (D)?, St. House Speaker Richard "Rick" Thompson (D)?, Sec. of St. Natalie E. Tennant (D)?, |
U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R)?, ex-Sec. of St. Betty Ireland (R)?, |
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Secretary of State, 65.5% in '08, 1st term, next election in 2012,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Natalie Tennant (D), |
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Attorney General, 50.4% in '08, next election in 2012
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Darrell McGraw (D), |
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Treasurer, unopposed in '08, next election in 2012
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| John D. Perdue (D), |
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Auditor, unopposed in '08, next election in 2012,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Glen B. Gainer III (D), |
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Agriculture Commissioner, 53.1% in '08, next election in 2012
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Gus R. Douglass (D), |
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Senator, 64.5% in '06, 9th term, next election in 2012, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
| Robert C. Byrd (D), |
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Senator, 63.7% in '08, 5th term, next election in 2014, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
| John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV (D), |
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1st Congressional District, unopposed in '08, 14th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
Alan B. Mollohan (D),
'00 & '04 Sec. of St. candidate / St. Sen. Michael A. Oliverio II (D), |
real estate broker Cynthia "Cindy" Hall (R), activist Patricia C. VanGilder Levenson (R), '96 Gov. candidate / ex-St. Sen. David B. McKinley (R), ex-St. Sen. Sarah M. Minear (R), retired civil servant Thomas F. Stark (R), Andrew M. "Mac" Warner (R), |
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2nd Congressional District, 57.1% in '08, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, DCCC Target, |
| ex-nun Virginia Lynch Graf (D), |
Shelley Moore Capito (R), |
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3rd Congressional District, 66.9% in '08, 17th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
Nick Joe Rahall II (D),
Bruce W. Barilla (D), |
nurse anesthetist Lee A. Bias (R), '04 & '06 candidate & '08 nominee / businessman Gary M. "Marty" Gearheart (R), attorney Conrad G. Lucas, II (R), ex-St. Sup. Court Justice Elliott E. "Spike" Maynard (R), |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to West Virginia Political Parties:
4. West Virginia Media Links:
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