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2008 West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture election

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2008 West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture election
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  Gus Douglass (cropped).jpg Michael Teets (cropped).jpeg
Nominee Gus Douglass Mike Teets
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote352,242311,496
Percentage53.07%46.93%
2008 West Virginia agriculture commissioner election results map by county.svg
Results by county
Douglass:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Teets:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Commissioner of Agriculture before election

Gus Douglass
Democratic

Elected Commissioner of Agriculture

Gus Douglass
Democratic

The 2008 West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture election was held on November 4, 2008, to elect the West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture, concurrently with the 2008 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic commissioner Gus Douglass won re-election against Hardy County commissioner Mike Teets, a Republican. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Gus Douglass, incumbent agriculture commissioner (1993–present, 1965–1989) [2]

Eliminated in primary

  • Oscar Wayne Casto, farmer [3]

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gus Douglass (incumbent) 193,766 63.08
Democratic Oscar Wayne Casto113,40036.92
Total votes307,166 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Lawrence Beckerle, farmer [5]

Results

Republiacn primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Teets 57,332 64.80
Republican Lawrence Beckerle31,14635.20
Total votes88,478 100.0

General election

Post-primary endorsements

Mike Teets (R)

Newspapers and other media

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Gus
Douglass (D)		Mike
Teets (R)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling [7] October 29–30, 20082,128 (LV)± 2.1%50%41%9%

Results

2008 West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gus Douglass (incumbent) 352,242 53.07
Republican Mike Teets311,49646.93
Total votes663,738 100.0
Democratic hold

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. ↑ Zippay, Andrea (November 13, 2008). "Who's who after Election Day". Farm and Dairy. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  2. ↑ "The primary election at a glance" . The Herald-Dispatch. May 10, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  3. ↑ Pritt, Pamela (January 31, 2008). "Contested races in nearly all counted offices" . The Pocahontas Times. Vol. 125, no. 34. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Primary Election - May 13, 2008". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  5. 1 2 "WVU group to host Ag Commissioner candidates". West Virginia University. April 14, 2008. Archived from the original on February 17, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Teets wants to do more as agriculture commissioner" . Times West Virginian. October 31, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  7. ↑ "McCain headed for easy West Virginia victory" (PDF). Public Policy Polling. October 30, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  8. ↑ "General Election - November 4, 2008". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
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