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About This Primary

May
13

Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 39.0

Latest Headlines

A New Political Geography (Jun. 29, 2008)
Let the Second-Guessing Begin! (Jun. 5, 2008)
Primary Predictions Redux: The Mountain State Primary (May. 19, 2008)
For Obama, Byrd in Hand (May. 19, 2008)
Winners and Losers: Of Mountaineers and Magnolias (May. 14, 2008)
Next Moves for Team Obama (May. 14, 2008)
Waiting for Clinton (May. 13, 2008)
Clinton's Last-Minute W. Va. Radio Ad (May. 13, 2008)
Obama Looks Past W. Va. (May. 13, 2008)
Clinton Seems Headed to West Virginia Win (May. 13, 2008)

More Coverage of the West Virginia Primaries »

The Candidates

Joe Biden Senator from Delaware: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Chris Dodd Senator from Connecticut: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
John Edwards Trial Lawyer, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Mike Gravel Candidate: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Dennis Kucinich Representative from Ohio: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Barack Obama Senator from Illinois: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements

West Virginia Demographics (2006 Census ACS)

Population: 1,818,470
Gender: 49.0 male, 51.0 female
Race: 94.6 white, 3.2 black, 0.6 asian, 0.2 indian, 0.1 pacific islander, 0.8 hispanic,
Age: 78.5% 18 years and over; 15.3% 65 years and over; Median age:
Median Household Income: $35,059
Families Below Poverty Level: 12.7%
Education: 6.9% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher

Today in West Virginia

No candidates are campaigning in West Virginia today.

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Campaign Finance

$70,033 raised in West Virginia by Democratic candidates (through May. 31, 2008)

Top Candidates

Barack Obama	$37,152
Hillary Rodham Clinton	$32,881

Top Cities

Charleston	$20,378
Chapmanville	$9,200
Morgantown	$7,138

Full West Virginia Financial Report »

Past Election Results

2004 D primary
Kerry	69%
Edwards	13%
Lieberman	5%

2004 general Election
Bush	56%
Kerry	43%
Nader	1%

Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.