2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia

2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia
November 2, 2010
 
Nominee Joe Manchin John Raese
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 283,358 230,013
Percentage 53.47% 43.40%
County results
Manchin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Raese:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. senator before election

Carte Goodwin
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Joe Manchin
Democratic

The 2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Senator Robert Byrd died in office on June 28, 2010. Democratic Governor Joe Manchin appointed Carte Goodwin to temporarily fill the vacancy. Goodwin pledged to not run for election to the seat in exchange for the appointment. This was the first open U.S. Senate seat in West Virginia since 1984 and the first in this seat since 1956. Manchin won the open seat and served out the remainder of Byrd's elected term, which ended on January 3, 2013.

This was 1 of 3 Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in a state that John McCain won in the 2008 presidential election; the others were in Arkansas and North Dakota.

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