Terry's Elections Guide and Predictions: West Virginia
Senate (Democratic-held)
Robert Byrd (D) 62 - John Raese (R) 37
For some reason, this race was supposed to be really competitive, but it never turned out that way. Raese almost beat Jay Rockefeller, West Virginia's other Democratic senator, in 1984 but this time he never seemed to have it. Byrd is getting up there in years, but I'm glad he's putting in another round, mostly because Shelley Moore Capito would have run if he had chosen to retire and very well could have won. I'm not sure why Raese didn't get more traction here.
WV-01 (Democratic-held)
Alan Mollohan (D) 58 - Chris Wakim (R) 41
Mollohan supposedly became a target when it came out that he apparently misstated his assets on financial disclosure forms, but again, this race never took off.
WV-03 (Republican-held)
Shelley Moore Capito (R) 56 - Mike Callaghan (D) 44
I really liked Callaghan and I was happy to hear he had won his primary, but for some reason, like the other challengers in West Virginia this year, he never got any traction. Capito is considered a rising star and a likely candidate for Senate as soon as Byrd or Jay Rockefeller steps down. I hope we beat her before then.