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Gov. Joe Manchin III

(D-W.Va.)
  • Residence:Fairmont
  • Born:August 24, 1947; Fairmont, W.Va.
  • Religion:Roman Catholic
  • Family:Wife, Gayle Manchin; three children
  • Education:West Virginia U., B.A. 1970 (business administration)
  • Military service:None
  • Career:Carpet store owner; coal brokerage company owner
  • Political Highlights:W.Va. House, 1983-85; W.Va. Senate, 1987-97; sought Democratic nomination for governor, 1996; W.Va. secretary of state, 2001-05; governor, 2005-present
  • Elected:2004 (2nd term)
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State Information

Election History
Year Election Candidate Votes Percent
2008 general Joe Manchin (D) 492,697 69.8%
Russ Weeks (R) 181,612 25.7%
Jesse Johnson (MOUNT) 31,486 4.5%
 
2004 general Joe Manchin (D) 472,758 63.5%
Monty Warner (R) 253,131 34%
Jesse Johnson (MOUNT) 18,430 2.5%
 
2000 general Wallace Johnson (LIBERT)    
Bob Wise (D) 324,822 50.1%
Cecil Underwood (R) 305,926 47.2%
Denise Giardina (MOUNT) 10,416 1.6%
Bob Myers (LIBERT) 5,548 0.9%
Randall Ashelman (NL) 1,301 0.2%
 
1996 general Cecil H. Underwood (R) 324,518 51.6%
Charlotte Pritt (D) 287,870 45.8%
Wallace Johnson (LIBERT) 16,171 2.6%
 
1980 general John Rockefeller (D) 401,863 54.2%
 
1976 general John Rockefeller (D) 495,661 66.2%
Cecil Underwood (R) 253,420 33.8%
 
1972 general John Rockefeller (D) 350,462 45.3%
Vote For President
Year Democrat Republican Independent
2008 Barack Obama: 42.59% John McCain: 55.71%
2004 John Kerry: 43% George W. Bush: 56%
2000 Al Gore: 46% George W. Bush: 52%
1996 Bill Clinton: 51% Robert Dole: 37%
Demographics (2000 census)
Population (2005):1,816,856
Under 18:22.3%
Over 65:15.3%
Non-Hispanic White:94.6%
Black:3.1%
Hispanic:0.7%
Asian:0.5%
American Indian:0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander:0.0%
Median Household Income: 29,696
Median Household Income Rank: 50
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