Virginia is 53% republican and 47% democrat although this had changed since the 08 election when Virginia was more democrat.
Republican
The current Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives are David McKinley, Alex Mooney and Evan Jenkins. All 3 are members of the Republican Party. The U.S. Senators from West Virginia are Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Shelley Moore Capito.
Republican
Republicans have been successful in the past three Presidential elections, however Democrats remain strong at the state level.
At any given time, there are 100 U.S. senators (2 for each state), not just one. Currently, (as of May 2013) they are:Richard Shelby, Republican, AlabamaJeff Sessions, Republican, AlabamaLisa Murkowski, Republican, AlaskaMark Begich, Democrat, AlaskaJohn McCain, Republican, ArizonaJeff Flake, Republican, ArizonaMark Pryor, Democrat, ArkansasJohn Boozman, Republican, ArkansasDianne Feinstein, Democrat, CaliforniaBarbara Boxer, Democrat, CaliforniaMark Udall, Democrat, ColoradoMichael Bennet, Democrat, CaliforniaRichard Blumenthal, Democrat, ConnecticutChris Murphy, Democrat, ConnecticutTom Carper, Democrat, DelawareChris Coons, Democrat, DelawareBill Nelson, Democrat, FloridaMarco Rubio, Republican, FloridaSaxby Chambliss, Republican, GeorgiaJohnny Isakson, Republican, GeorgiaBrian Schatz, Democrat, HawaiiMazie Hirono, Democrat, HawaiiMike Crapo, Republican, IdahoJim Risch, Republican, IdahoDick Durbin, Democrat, IllinoisMark Kirk, Republican, IllinoisDan Coats, Republican, IowaTom Harkin, Democrat, IowaPat Roberts, Republican, KansasJerry Moran, Republican, KansasMitch McConnell, Republican, KentuckyRand Paul, Republican, KentuckyMary Landrieu, Democrat, LouisianaDavid Vitter, Republican, LouisianaSusan Collins, Republican, MaineAngus King, Independent, MaineBarbara Mikulski, Democrat, MarylandBen Cardin, Democrat, MarylandElizabeth Warren, Democrat, MassachusettsMo Cowan, Democrat, MassachusettsCarl Levin, Democrat, MichiganDebbie Stabenow, Democrat, MichiganAmy Klobuchar, Democrat, MinnesotaAl Franken, Democrat, MinnesotaThad Cochran, Republican, MississippiRoger Wicker, Republican, MississippiClaire McCaskill, Democrat, MissouriRoy Blunt, Republican, MissouriMax Baucus Democrat, MontanaJohn Tester, Democrat, MontanaMike Johanns, Republican, NebraskaDeb Fischer, Republican, NebraskaHarry Reid, Democrat, NevadaDean Heller, Republican, NevadaJeanne Shaheen, Democrat, New HampshireKelly Ayotte, Republican, New HampshireFrank Lautenburg, Democrat, New JerseyBob Mendez, Democrat, New JerseyTom Udall, Democrat, New MexicoMartin Heinrich, Democrat, New MexicoChuck Schumer, Democrat, New YorkKirsten Gillibrand, Democrat, New YorkRichard Burr, Republican, North CarolinaKay Hagan, Democrat, North CarolinaJohn Hoeven, Republican, North DakotaHeidi Heitkamp, Democrat, North DakotaSherrod Brown, Democrat, OhioRob Portman, Republican, OhioRob Inhofe, Republican, OklahomaTom Coburn, Republican, OklahomaRon Wyden, Democrat, OregonJeff Merkley, Democrat, OregonBob Casey Jr., Democrat, PennsylvaniaPat Toomey, Republican, PennsylvaniaJack Reed, Democrat, Rhode IslandSheldon Whitehouse, Democrat, Rhode IslandLindsey Graham, Republican, South CarolinaTim Scott, Republican, South CarolinaJim Johnson, Democrat, South DakotaJohn Thume, Republican, South DakotaLamar Alaxeander, Republican, TennesseeBob Corker, Republican, TennesseeJohn Cornyn, Republican, TexasTed Cruz, Republican, TexasOrrin Hatch, Republican, UtahMike Lee, Republican, UtahPatrick Leahy, Democrat, VermontBernie Sanders, Independent, VermontMark Warner, Democrat, VirginiaTim Kaine, Democrat, VirginiaPat Murray, Democrat, WashingtonMaria Cantwell, Democrat, WashingtonJay Rockefeller, Democrat, West VirginiaJoe Manchin, Democrat, West VirginiaRon Johnson, Republican, WisconsinTammy Baldwin, Democrat, WisconsinMike Enzi, Republican, WyomingJohn Barrasso, Republican, Wyoming.
democrat
Anyone who is registered to vote in West Virginia can vote in the primary election. It does not matter whether a person is Independent, Republican, or Democrat at the time of voting.
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No West Virginia is a Red state. It went Republican in the 2008, 2004 and 2000
I believe that the Governor of West Virginia nominates a new Senator in his place. In this case- the Governor is a democrat, it's fairly another Democrat would be nominated, and I'm not sure if a republican could be chosen even if the Governor chose.
No, the state republican party platform for West Virginia does not include marriage equality or legal recognition of civil unions. It explicitly opposes these.
He ran against Democrat John W. Davis from West Virginia in 1924.
He ran against Democrat John W. Davis from West Virginia in 1924.