18 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate 18 seats needed for a majority
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Earl Ray Tomblin
Mike Hall
Party
Democratic
Republican
Leader since
1995
2010
Leader's seat
SD 7
SD 4
Seats before
26
8
Seats after
28
6
Seat change
2
2
Popular vote
315,959
231,902
Percentage
57.0%
41.8%
Seats up
13
5
Seats won
15
4
Winner by party
Margin of victory
Holds and gains: Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican hold
Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
>90%
Republican
50–60%
60–70%
>90%
Circular inset (SD 10): both seats up for election
Senate President before election
Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic
Elected Senate President
Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic
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The 2010 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect members to the 80th and 81st Legislatures; held concurrently with the U.S. House and U.S. Senate elections.[1] State senate seats in West Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms. 18 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election. 17 were regularly scheduled, with an additional special election in SD 10 after the death of Donald Caruth on May 1, 2010. John H. Shott was appointed to fill the seat, and Mark Wills was elected to finish the term.[2] While Republicans made huge gains across the country,[3] Democrats did well in the state senate, picking up two Republican seats.[4]
^Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book(PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 763–65. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^Holmes, Darrell. West Virginia Blue Book(PDF) (91 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 443. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^Roff, Peter (November 5, 2010). "Measuring the Size of Election 2010's Republican Sweep". US News. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
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