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Joe Manchin
Official portrait, 2017
United States Senator
from West Virginia
In office
November 15, 2010 – January 3, 2025
Preceded byCarte Goodwin
Succeeded byJim Justice
Senate positions
Chair of the Senate Energy Committee
In office
February 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025
Preceded byLisa Murkowski
Succeeded byMike Lee
Ranking Member of the Senate Energy Committee
In office
January 3, 2019 – February 3, 2021
Preceded byMaria Cantwell
Succeeded byJohn Barrasso
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office
July 11, 2010 – November 15, 2010
Preceded byJim Douglas
Succeeded byChristine Gregoire
34th Governor of West Virginia
In office
January 17, 2005 – November 15, 2010
LieutenantEarl Ray Tomblin
Preceded byBob Wise
Succeeded byEarl Ray Tomblin
27th Secretary of State of West Virginia
In office
January 15, 2001 – January 17, 2005
GovernorBob Wise
Preceded byKen Hechler
Succeeded byBetty Ireland
Member of the West Virginia Senate
In office
December 1, 1986 – December 1, 1996
Preceded byAnthony Yanero
Succeeded byRoman Prezioso
Constituency
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
from the 31st district
In office
December 1, 1982 – December 1, 1986
Preceded byClyde See
Succeeded byDuane Southern
Personal details
BornJoseph Anthony Manchin III
(1947-08-24) August 24, 1947 (age 78)
Farmington, West Virginia, U.S.
PartyIndependent (2024–present)
Democratic (until 2024)
Other political
affiliations		Senate Democratic Caucus (2010–2025)
Spouse
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(m. 1967)​
Children3, including Heather
RelativesJames Manchin (uncle)
Mark Manchin (cousin)
Tim Manchin (first cousin)
EducationWest Virginia University (BBA)
Signature
Joe Manchin's voice
Joe Manchin supporting the Electoral Count Reform Act.
Recorded August 3, 2022

Joseph Anthony Manchin III[1][2] (/ˈmæntʃɪn/ MAN-chin; born August 24, 1947) is an American politician and businessman from West Virginia. Manchin served from 2001 to 2005 as the 27th secretary of state of West Virginia, from 2005 to 2010 as the 34th governor of West Virginia, and from 2010 to 2025 as a United States senator from West Virginia. Manchin was a Democrat throughout his political career until he became an independent in 2024.

Before entering politics, Manchin co-founded and served as president of Enersystems, his family-owned and operated coal brokerage company.[3][4][5] After serving as West Virginia's secretary of state, he won the 2004 West Virginia gubernatorial election by a large margin and was reelected by an even larger margin in 2008. Manchin was first elected to the U.S. Senate in a 2010 special election to fill the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Democratic Senator Robert Byrd; he won a full Senate term in 2012 and was re-elected in 2018.

During his Senate tenure, Manchin was generally regarded as the Senate Democratic Caucus's most conservative member[6] and as a centrist, bipartisan figure.[7][8] After the 2020 elections, the Senate was split 50–50 between Democrats and Republicans but controlled by Democrats due to the vice-presidential tiebreaker; Manchin became a key swing vote during this period.[9] In 2024, Manchin left the Democratic Party to become an independent; he opted against seeking re-election that year.[10] He later clarified that he would not run for any office in 2024, ending speculation that he might be a candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election.[11]

Early life and education

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Joseph Anthony Manchin III[12] was born on August 24, 1947, in Farmington, West Virginia,[13][14] a small coal mining town. He is the second of five children of Mary Olga (née Gouzd) and John Manchin.[15][16] The name "Manchin" was derived from the Italian name "Mancina".[17][18] His father was of Italian descent, and his paternal grandparents emigrated to the United States from the town of San Giovanni in Fiore, in Calabria.[19] Manchin's maternal grandparents were immigrants to the US from the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Charles Gouzd born in Poruba (Orlová) and Maria Lucia (née Michalík) born in Heřmanice (Ostrava).[15][20]

Manchin's father owned a carpet and furniture store, and his grandfather, Joseph Manchin (Giuseppe Mancina), owned a grocery store.[21] His father and his grandfather each served as mayor of Farmington. Manchin's uncle, A. James Manchin, was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates and later served as West Virginia Secretary of State and Treasurer.[22]

Manchin graduated from Farmington High School in 1965.[23] He entered West Virginia University on a football scholarship in 1965, but an injury during practice ended his football career. Manchin graduated in 1970 with a degree in business administration[24] and went to work for his family's business.[15] Manchin has been a close friend of former Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Nick Saban since childhood.[25]

Business interests

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Enersystems coal brokerage

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In 1988, Manchin founded Enersystems, a waste coal brokerage company based in Fairmont, West Virginia.[26][3] Manchin was president of Enersystems until 2000, when he entered politics and gave control of the company's daily operations to his son, Joe Manchin IV. At some point during his tenure as governor, Manchin moved his Enersystems holdings into a blind trust.[27] In a financial disclosure from 2020, Manchin reported that his non-public shares of Enersystems were worth between $1 million and $5 million and that between 2011 and 2020 he was paid $5,211,154 in dividend income from them.[28][4] In 2020, he received over $500,000 in dividends.[29] Enersystems is 71% of Manchin's investment income and 30% of his net worth.[30]

Other investments

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Since his election to the U.S. Senate in 2010, Manchin has listed AA Properties as a non-public asset on his annual financial disclosures.[31][32] AA Property is reportedly 50% controlled by Manchin, and has, among other things, been an investor in Emerald Coast Realty, which owns a La Quinta hotel in Elkview, West Virginia.[33]

Early political career

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Manchin was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1982 at age 35 and in 1986 was elected to the West Virginia Senate, where he served until 1996.[34] He ran for governor in 1996, losing the Democratic primary election to Charlotte Pritt.[35] At that time, he supported the Republican candidate for governor, Cecil Underwood, who went on to win.[36] Manchin was elected Secretary of State of West Virginia in 2000, defeating Libertarian candidate Poochie Myers, 89.4% to 10.6%.[37]

Governor of West Virginia

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Manchin greeting President George W. Bush in 2006

In 2003, Manchin announced his intention to challenge incumbent Democratic governor Bob Wise in the 2004 Democratic primary.[38] Wise decided not to seek reelection after a scandal,[39] and Manchin won the Democratic primary and general election by large margins.[40][7] His election marked the first time since 1964 that a West Virginia governor was succeeded by another governor from the same party.[41]

Manchin speaks during the second day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, in his capacity as chair of the Democratic Governors Association.

In July 2005, Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship sued Manchin, alleging that Manchin had violated Blankenship's First Amendment rights by threatening increased government scrutiny of his coal operations in retaliation for Blankenship's political activities.[42] Blankenship had donated substantial funds into campaigns to defeat a proposed pension bond amendment and oppose the reelection of state Supreme Court Justice Warren McGraw,[43] and he fought against a proposed increase in the severance tax on extraction of mineral resources.[44] Soon after the bond amendment's defeat, the state Division of Environmental Protection (DEP) revoked a permit approval for controversial new silos near Marsh Fork Elementary School in Raleigh County. While area residents had complained for some time that the coal operation there endangered their children, Blankenship claimed that the DEP acted in response to his opposition to the bond amendment.[45]

During the Sago Mine disaster in early January 2006 in Upshur County, West Virginia, Manchin confirmed incorrect reports that 12 miners had survived; in actuality only one survived.[46] Manchin later acknowledged that a miscommunication had occurred with rescue teams in the mine.[47] On February 1, 2006, he ordered a stop to all coal production in West Virginia pending safety checks after two more miners were killed in separate accidents.[48] Sixteen West Virginia coal miners died in mining accidents in early 2006.[49]

Manchin easily won reelection to a second term as governor in 2008 against Republican Russ Weeks, capturing 69.81% of the vote and winning every county.[50]

U.S. Senate

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Elections

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2010

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Main article: 2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia
Memorial service for Robert Byrd at the State Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia, July 2, 2010

Due to Senator Robert Byrd's declining health, there was speculation about what Manchin would do if Byrd died. Manchin refused to comment on the subject until Byrd's death, except to say that he would not appoint himself to the Senate.[51] Byrd died on June 28, 2010,[52] and Manchin appointed Carte Goodwin, his 36-year-old legal adviser, to the Senate on July 16.[53]

On July 20, 2010, Manchin announced he would seek the Senate seat in a special election for the remaining two years of Byrd's term.[54] In the August 28 Democratic special primary, he defeated former Democratic congressman and former West Virginia Secretary of State Ken Hechler.[55] In the special general election, he defeated Republican businessman John Raese, 53.5%-43.4%.[56][57]

2012

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Main article: 2012 United States Senate election in West Virginia

Manchin ran for reelection to a full-term in 2012. According to the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling, early polling found Manchin heavily favored, leading Representative Shelley Moore Capito 50–39, 2010 opponent John Raese 60–31, and Congressman David McKinley 57–28.[58] Manchin did not endorse President Barack Obama for reelection in 2012, saying that he had "some real differences" with the presumptive nominees of both major parties. Manchin found fault with Obama's economic and energy policies and questioned Romney's understanding of the "challenges facing ordinary people".[59]

Manchin defeated Raese and Mountain Party candidate Bob Henry Baber, winning 61% of the vote.[60]

2018

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Main article: 2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia

In 2018, Manchin ran for reelection.[61] He was challenged in the Democratic primary by Paula Jean Swearengin. Swearengin is an activist and coal miner's daughter who was supported by former members of Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign. She criticized Manchin for voting with Republicans and supporting Trump's policies.[62][63] Manchin won the primary with 70% of the vote.

On the Republican side, Manchin was challenged by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. In August 2017, Morrisey publicly asked Manchin to resign from the Senate Democratic leadership. Manchin responded, "I don't give a shit, you understand?" to a Charleston Gazette-Mail reporter. "I just don't give a shit. Don't care if I get elected, don't care if I get defeated, how about that?"[64]

Manchin won the November 6 general election, defeating Morrisey 49.57%-46.26%.[65]

2024

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Main article: 2024 United States Senate election in West Virginia

Manchin did not run for reelection in 2024. He indicated that he would not be leaving politics, saying he would be "traveling the country and speaking out, to see if there is an interest in creating a movement to mobilize the middle, and bring Americans together".[66]

On May 31, 2024, Manchin announced that he would leave the Democratic Party and file as an independent but would remain a member of the Senate Democratic Caucus, alongside fellow independent Senators Bernie Sanders, Angus King, and Kyrsten Sinema.[67][a] By remaining in the Senate Democratic Caucus, Manchin remained chair of the Senate Energy Committee for the remainder of the 118th United States Congress.[69] In the statement issued alongside his announcement filing as an independent, Manchin accused both the Republican and Democratic parties of "partisan extremism" and of "leaving West Virginia behind for partisan politics". He said that to "stay true to myself and remain committed to put country before party, I have decided to register as an independent with no party affiliation and continue to fight for America's sensible majority".[70] With his decision, the Senate had the most independents in a single Congress since the ratification of the 17th Amendment.[71]

Tenure

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Obama years (2010–2017)

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Manchin was first sworn in to the U.S. Senate by Vice President Joe Biden on November 15, 2010, succeeding interim senator Carte Goodwin.[61] In a 2014 interview with New York Times, Manchin said his relationship with Obama was "fairly nonexistent."[72]

Trump years (2017–2021)

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Manchin with Rick Perry, Shelley Moore Capito, and David McKinley in 2017
Manchin with Brett Kavanaugh in 2018

According to FiveThirtyEight, which tracks congressional votes, Manchin voted with Trump's position 50.4% of the time during his presidency.[73]

Manchin initially welcomed Trump's presidency, saying, "He'll correct the trading policies, the imbalance in our trade policies, which are horrible." He supported the idea of Trump "calling companies to keep them from moving factories overseas".[7] Manchin voted for most of Trump's cabinet nominees. He was the only Democrat to vote to confirm Attorney General Jeff Sessions[74] and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin,[75] one of two Democrats to vote to confirm Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator, and one of three to vote to confirm Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.[76]

Manchin voted for Trump's first two Supreme Court nominees, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. In the former case, he was one of three Democrats (alongside Joe Donnelly and Heidi Heitkamp) to vote to confirm; in the latter case, he was the only one. He opposed the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, citing the closeness to the upcoming presidential election.[77]

Manchin voted to convict in both Trump impeachment trials.[78][79]

Biden years (2021–2025)

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According to data journalism site FiveThirtyEight, Manchin had voted with Biden's position 87.9% of the time as of January 2023.[80] Because the Senate was evenly divided between Democratic and Republican members during the early portion of the Biden administration, Manchin's ability to deny Democrats a majority made him very influential.[81]

In December 2021, Manchin signaled that he was not likely to vote for the Biden-supported Build Back Better Act, saying, "I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can't. I've tried everything humanly possible. I can't get there."[82] Manchin named growing inflation, the national debt, and the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus as reasons for opposition. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki responded that Manchin's comments "represent a sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position, and a breach of his commitments to the president and the senator's colleagues in the House and Senate".[83]

In December 2021, Manchin expressed displeasure with the tactics Democrats used in their attempts to pressure him into supporting the Build Back Better Act. In an interview with Politico, he said, "They figure, 'surely to God we can move one person. Surely, we can badger and beat one person up.' Well, guess what? I'm from West Virginia. I'm not from where they're from, [where] they can just beat the living crap out of people and think they'll be submissive... I just got to the wit's end... It's not the president, it's the staff. They drove some things and they put some things out that were absolutely inexcusable".[84]

In January 2022, The Hill reported that Manchin "spent heavily on private security" during the last three months of 2021 "as he became a prime target for progressive protesters angry at his role blocking a reconciliation package in the Senate". According to The Hill, "climate change protesters surrounded Manchin's car in a parking garage in early November. In October, protesters in kayaks swarmed Manchin's yacht, parked at a Washington marina where he lives". Furthermore, "a source close to Manchin told The Hill the senator and his family had been subjected to specific threats, both in Washington and in West Virginia".[85]

On March 25, 2022, Manchin announced that he would vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.[86]

Negotiations between Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer eventually resulted in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which incorporated some of the Build Back Better Act's climate change, healthcare, and tax reform proposals while excluding its social safety net proposals.[87] Manchin expressed his support for the Inflation Reduction Act on July 27, 2022.[88] On August 7, 2022, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act on a 51–50 vote, with Manchin voting in favor and Vice President Kamala Harris breaking a tie.[89] On August 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Act into law.[90]

On November 9, 2023, Manchin announced that he would not seek reelection in 2024. He said that his decision was made "after months of deliberation and long conversations" with his family, adding that he would instead be "traveling the country and speaking out to see if there is an interest in creating a movement to mobilize the middle and bring Americans together".[91]

In early 2024, Manchin announced he was registering as independent,[10] and later that year announced he would not run for reelection, but did not rule out running for office in the future.[11] Manchin said his biggest regret during Biden's presidency was voting for the American Rescue Plan, saying that it helped increased inflation.[92]

Manchin was succeeded by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, a Republican.[93]

Committee assignments

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Previous committee assignments

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Caucus memberships

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Funding

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Manchin received the most funding from the oil and gas industry of any senator from May 2020 to May 2021,[96] including $1.6 million in donations from fossil fuel PACs.[97] He also received funding from individuals and PACs connected to law and real estate, among others.[98]

In June 2021, ExxonMobil lobbyist Keith McCoy said that Manchin was one of its key targets for funding and that he participated in weekly meetings with the company.[99][30]

On September 30, 2021, an MSNBC news reporter asked Manchin about his opposition to the Build Back Better Act, accusing him of having a conflict of interest with provisions within the bill: "Sir, the company you founded, Enersystems, provides coal to power plants that would be impacted by one of the proposals in the plan. How is that not a conflict of interest?" Manchin replied, "I've been in a blind trust for 20 years. I have no idea what they're doing."[100]

Presidential politics

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In 2023, Manchin "stoked rumors about his presidential ambitions by holding a call with No Labels supporters and meeting with influential community leaders from Iowa, a state that holds outsized sway in guiding the trajectory of the presidential primaries".[101] In May 2023,[101] and again in June 2023,[102][103] he refused to rule out running for president of the United States as a third-party candidate in 2024. Reports indicated that the centrist group No Labels was seeking to support a third-party presidential campaign and that the organization viewed Manchin as a potential candidate.[104][101]

As of 2023, Manchin served as a No Labels National Co-chair, and on July 17, 2023, he and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. headlined a No Labels Common Sense Agenda Town Hall in Manchester, New Hampshire.[105]

On February 15, 2024, during a City Club of Cleveland forum, he said he would pick U.S. senator Mitt Romney or former U.S. senator Rob Portman as his running mate if he ran for president.[106]

On February 16, 2024, Manchin announced that he would not run for president.[107]

After President Biden withdrew from the 2024 race on July 21, 2024, Manchin expressed interest in running for president at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. He opted not to run, but stated that he would have preferred that the convention be an open contest.[108][109] After Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz as her running mate, Manchin said, "I can think of no one better than Governor Walz to help bring our country closer together",[110] although he refrained from formally endorsing the Harris-Walz ticket, citing Harris's call to end the filibuster in the United States Senate.[111]

Manchin said in September 2025 that he ruled out a run because No Labels wanted a Republican on their presidential ticket.[112]

In a September 2025 interview with The New York Times, Manchin expressed openness to the possibility of running for president as a third-party candidate in the 2028 U.S. presidential election.[112][113]

Political positions

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Main article: Political positions of Joe Manchin

Manchin is regarded and as a centrist, bipartisan figure.[7][8] He opposed Democratic President Barack Obama's energy policies, including his reductions and restrictions on coal mining. He supported Republican President Donald Trump's border wall and immigration policies and voted to confirm most of Trump's cabinet and judicial appointees, including Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. He also opposed Democratic President Joe Biden's Freedom to Vote Act and Build Back Better Act.[114][115] Conversely, Manchin voted against repeated attempts to repeal Obama's Affordable Care Act, voted against the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 during the first Trump administration, voted to convict Trump in both of his impeachment trials, voted against the confirmation of Trump Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, voted to confirm Biden Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, and sponsored the Inflation Reduction Act during the Biden administration.[86]

Legacy

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From 2021 until he became an Independent in 2024, Manchin was the only Democrat holding congressional or statewide partisan office in West Virginia. Although Democrats have not won West Virginia in a presidential election since 1996, or even a single county in the state since 2008, Manchin held his U.S. Senate seat from 2010 to 2025.[116]

Manchin's legacy has been described as complicated, including by Manchin himself. Manchin and Joe Biden both left office in 2025.[117]

In September 2018, GQ called Manchin "the last Democrat in Trump country."[115] In October 2021, Richard Luscombe wrote in The Guardian that Manchin was a Democrat in name only because he opposed Biden's Build Back Better Act.[118] In November 2023, the Associated Press called Manchin "the last in a line of formidable West Virginia Democrats who promoted coal interests", in line with Manchin's predecessors such as Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller, and Jennings Randolph.[119]

Senator Jon Tester said, "Manchin is going to be remembered as somebody who has been difficult to work with, but got a lot of things done". Tester unsuccessfully tried to persuade Manchin to change the Senate filibuster. Journalist Burgess Everett said Manchin's "name is now synonymous with any single member of Congress who's willing to hold up an entire party's agenda".[92]

After Kamala Harris lost the 2024 United States presidential election to Donald Trump, Manchin criticized many of the Democratic Party's positions and said that its brand was "toxic." Manchin said he will remain an independent and had no plans to run for political office in the future.[120]

A memoir, Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense, was released on September 16, 2025. In it, Manchin revealed that he was glad Republicans won control of the Senate in 2024.[121]

Personal life

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Manchin is a member of the National Rifle Association and a licensed pilot.[15][122][123] He married Gayle Heather Conelly on August 5, 1967. Together they have three children: Heather Manchin Bresch, Joseph IV, and Brooke.[15]

Manchin is Catholic.[124]

In 2006 and 2010, Manchin delivered commencement addresses at Wheeling Jesuit University and at Davis & Elkins College, receiving honorary degrees from both institutions.[125][126]

In December 2012, Manchin voiced his displeasure with MTV's new reality show Buckwild, which was set in his home state's capital of Charleston. He asked the network's president to cancel the show, contending that it depicted West Virginia in a negative, unrealistic fashion.[127] The show ended after its first season.[128][129]

In a lawsuit filed in July 2014, John Manchin II, one of Manchin's brothers, sued Manchin and his other brother, Roch Manchin, over a $1.7 million loan. The lawsuit alleged that Joe and Roch Manchin borrowed the money to keep the doors open at the family-owned carpet business run by Roch, that no part of the loan had yet been repaid, and that the defendants had taken other measures to evade compensating John Manchin II for non-payment.[130] John Manchin II withdrew the suit on June 30, 2015.[131]

As of 2018, according to OpenSecrets.org, Manchin's net worth was more than $7.6 million.[132]

As of 2022, Manchin lived on a yacht in the Potomac River when in Washington, and his net worth was estimated to be $12 million.[133]

Electoral history

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1982

West Virginia House of Delegates 31st district Democratic primary, 1982[134]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Manchin, III 7,687 21.15%
Democratic Cody A. Starcher (incumbent) 6,844 18.83%
Democratic William E. Stewart 6,391 17.59%
Democratic Samuel A. Morasco 4,250 11.70%
Democratic Nick Fantasia 5,072 13.96%
Democratic Donald L. Smith 3,276 9.02%
Democratic J. Lonnie Bray 2,819 7.76%
Total votes 36,339 100.0%
West Virginia House of Delegates 31st district general election, 1982[134][b]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Manchin 16,160 N/A
Democratic Cody A. Starcher (incumbent) 16,110 N/A
Democratic William E. Stewart 15,090 N/A
Republican Benjamin N. Springston (incumbent) 12,166 N/A
Republican Paul E. Prunty (incumbent) 14,620 N/A
Democratic Samuel A. Morasco 11,741 N/A
Republican Edgar L. Williams III 5,702 N/A
Republican Lyman Clark 5,270 N/A
Democratic hold

1986

West Virginia State Senate 14th district Democratic primary, 1986 (unexpired term)[134]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Manchin, III 10,691 56.53%
Democratic Jack May 8,220 43.47%
Total votes 18,911 100.0%
West Virginia State Senate 14th district general election, 1986 (unexpired term)[134]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Manchin, III 17,284 65.87%
Republican Lyman Clark 8,955 34.13%
Total votes 26,239 100.0%
Democratic hold

1988

West Virginia State Senate 14th district Democratic primary, 1988[134]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Manchin III (incumbent) 13,932 63.58%
Democratic Anthony J. Yanero 7,981 36.42%
Total votes 21,913 100.0%
West Virginia State Senate 14th district general election, 1988[134]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Manchin III (incumbent) 29,792 100.00%
Total votes 29,792 100.00%
Democratic hold

1992

West Virginia State Senate 13th district Democratic primary, 1992[134]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Manchin III (incumbent) 17,238 100.00%
Total votes 17,238 100.00%
West Virginia State Senate 13th district general election, 1992[134]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Manchin III (incumbent) 33,218 100.00%
Total votes 33,218 100.00%
Democratic hold

1996

1996 West Virginia gubernatorial Democratic primary[135]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlotte Pritt 130,107 39.54%
Democratic Joe Manchin 107,124 32.56%
Democratic Jim Lees 64,100 19.48%
Democratic Larrie Bailey 15,733 4.78%
Democratic Bobbie Edward Myers 3,038 0.92%
Democratic Lyle Sattes 2,931 0.89%
Democratic Bob Henry Baber 1,456 0.44%
Democratic Louis J. Davis 1,351 0.41%
Democratic Frank Rochetti 1,330 0.40%
Democratic Richard E. Koon 1,154 0.35%
Democratic Fred Schell 733 0.22%
Total votes 329,057 100.00%

2000

2000 West Virginia Secretary of State Democratic primary[134]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Manchin, III 141,839 51.08%
Democratic Charlotte Pritt 80,148 28.86%
Democratic Mike Oliverio 35,424 12.76%
Democratic Bobby Nelson 20,259 7.30%
Total votes 277,670 100.00%
2000 West Virginia Secretary of State election[134]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Manchin, III 478,489 89.44%
Libertarian Poochie Myers 56,477 10.56%
Total votes 534,966 100.00%
Democratic hold

2004

2004 West Virginia gubernatorial Democratic primary[136]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Manchin 149,362 52.73%
Democratic Lloyd M. Jackson II 77,052 27.20%
Democratic Jim Lees 40,161 14.18%
Democratic Lacy Wright, Jr. 4,963 1.75%
Democratic Jerry Baker 3,009 1.06%
Democratic James A. Baughman 2,999 1.06%
Democratic Phillip Frye 2,892 1.02%
Democratic Lou Davis 2,824 1.00%
Total votes 283,262 100.00%
2004 West Virginia gubernatorial election[137]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joe Manchin 472,758 63.51% +13.39%
Republican Monty Warner 253,131 34.00% −13.21%
Mountain Jesse Johnson 18,430 2.48% +0.87%
Write-in 114 0.02% +0.01%
Margin of victory 219,627 29.50% +26.58%
Total votes 744,433
Democratic hold Swing

2008

2008 West Virginia gubernatorial Democratic primary[138]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Manchin (incumbent) 264,775 74.62%
Democratic Mel Kessler 90,074 25.38%
Total votes 354,849 100.00%
2008 West Virginia gubernatorial election[139]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joe Manchin (incumbent) 492,697 69.81% +6.30%
Republican Russ Weeks 181,612 25.73% −8.27%
Mountain Jesse Johnson 31,486 4.46% +1.99%
Margin of victory 311,085 44.08% +14.57%
Total votes 705,795 100%
Democratic hold Swing

2010

2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia Democratic primary[140]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Manchin 67,498 72.9%
Democratic Ken Hechler 16,039 17.3%
Democratic Sheirl Fletcher 9,035 9.8%
Total votes 92,572 100.0%
2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia results[57]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joe Manchin 283,358 53.47% −10.96%
Republican John Raese 230,013 43.40% +9.69%
Mountain Jesse Johnson 10,152 1.92% +0.06%
Constitution Jeff Becker 6,425 1.21% N/A
Majority 53,345 10.07%
Total votes 529,948 100%
Democratic hold

2012

2012 United States Senate election in West Virginia Democratic primary[141]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Manchin (incumbent) 163,891 79.9%
Democratic Sheirl Fletcher 41,118 20.1%
Total votes 205,009 100%
2012 United States Senate election in West Virginia[142]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joe Manchin (incumbent) 399,908 60.57% +7.10%
Republican John Raese 240,787 36.47% −6.93%
Mountain Bob Henry Baber 19,517 2.96% +1.04%
Total votes 660,212 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold

2018

2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia Democratic primary[143]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Manchin (incumbent) 112,658 69.86%
Democratic Paula Jean Swearengin 48,594 30.14%
Total votes 161,252 100%
2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia[65]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joe Manchin (incumbent) 290,510 49.57% −11.0%
Republican Patrick Morrisey 271,113 46.26% +9.79%
Libertarian Rusty Hollen 24,411 4.17% N/A
Total votes 586,034 100% N/A
Democratic hold

Notes

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  1. ^ Sinema still caucused with the Democrats to receive committee assignments, but she did not attend or vote in caucus meetings.[68]
  2. ^ Prior to 2022, members of the West Virginia House of Delegates were elected from multi-member districts. Since voters could vote for multiple candidates, there is no percentage.

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