The 2008 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Governor
Joe Manchin III was the Democratic nominee, challenged by Republican nominee
Russ Weeks and Mountain Party candidate
Jesse Johnson. Manchin won every county in the state and was reelected by the largest margin for any gubernatorial candidate in West Virginia's history. Manchin won by over 44%, even as
Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential nominee, lost the state to
John McCain in the
presidential election. As of 2024, this is the last time that
Doddridge County has voted for a Democratic candidate for statewide office.