Labor Links

• State and Local Labor Councils
• West Virginia AFL-CIO
• AFL-CIO Blog: West Virginia
• Directory of West Virginia Locals
• West Virginia Affiliates & Locals
  • AFT-West Virginia
    
  • CWA District 2 (DC, MD, VA, WV)
    
  • IUPAT: West Virginia Chapters
  • IBEW: West Virginia Locals
  • IATSE: West Virginia Locals

State Labor Laws

• Current Minimum Wage: $5.15
• Indexed to Inflation: N
• Minimum Wage Notes:
  Applicable to employers of 6 or more employees at one location The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

State Government

• State and Local Government Directory
• State Officials
  • Governor Joe Manchin (D)
    • Next Election: 2008
    • Joe Manchin
• Legislative Branch

Congressional Delegation

• Senators:
  • Senator Robert Byrd (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score: 78
    • Robert Byrd is up for re-election in 2006.
    • Washington Post Profile and Voting Record
• Senator John Rockefeller (D)
  • Lifetime COPE Score: 90
  • John Rockefeller is up for re-election in 2008.
  • Washington Post Profile and Voting Record
• House Reps:
  • : Alan Mollohan (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Alan Mollohan is running for re-election.
  • : Shelly Moore Capito (R)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Shelly Moore Capito is running for re-election.
  • : Nick Rahall (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Nick Rahall is running for re-election.
  • : Robert Byrd (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • Robert Byrd is seat is not up until 2012.
  • : John Rockefeller (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score:
    • John Rockefeller is seat is not up until 2008.

Voter Resources

• Key Dates
  • 4/18/2006 - Primary Voter Registration Deadline
  • 4/19/2006 - Primary Early Voting Begins
  • 5/3/2006 - Primary Absentee Ballot Request Deadline
  • 5/6/2006 - Primary Early Voting Ends
  • 5/9/2006 - Primary Election
  • 10/17/2006 - General Voter Registration Deadline (Mail)
  • 11/1/2006 - General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline (Mail)
• Voter Info
  • Vote411: Important information for voters NEW
  • WV: Elections Division
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  • Polls Close:

West Virginia Election 2006 Archive

• Endorsed Candidates

  
  
  • Note: This list draws from our candidates database, which primarily tracks major party candidates for federal offices and gubernatorial candidates. For other statewide or local office endorsements, please visit the state federation website or click here for contact information for the state and local labor councils.

• Senate Race

  • Race Type: D-I
  • Projections:
    • Charlie Cook: Likely Democrat
    • CQ Politics: Safe Democrat
    • Rothenberg Report: Safe Democratic Hold
    • Larry Sabato: Solid Democrat
    • NPR's Ken Rudin: Safe Democrat
    • Election Projection: Strong Dem Hold
  • National Journal Ranking: 16
  • Primary Date: 2006-05-09
  • National Journal Tip Sheet (Now free for everyone!)
  • US Election Atlas: Summary of Recent Polls
  • West Virginia Senate Race Wiki
  • Wikipedia: Latest Polls
  • Sabato's Crystal Ball
  • DSCC Analysis
  • Candidates
    • Robert Byrd (D)
    • Lifetime COPE Score: 78
    • Robert Byrd has been endorsed by the State Fed.
    • Robert Byrd has $887,243 on-hand as of 9/30/06.
    • John R. Raese (R)
    • John R. Raese has $142,248 on-hand as of 9/30/06.
    • Rick Snuffer (R)
    • Rick Snuffer has $0 on-hand as of 9/30/06.
    • Zane Lawhorn (R)
    • Zane Lawhorn has $92 on-hand as of 9/30/06.
    • Hiram Lewis (R)
    • Hiram Lewis has $4,312 on-hand as of 9/30/06.
    • Paul J. Brown (R)
    • Paul J. Brown has $0 on-hand as of 9/30/06.
    • Billy Hendricks Jr. (D)
    • Billy Hendricks Jr. has $0 on-hand as of 9/30/06.
    • Charles "Bud" Railey (R)
    • Charles "Bud" Railey has $0 on-hand as of 9/30/06.

    Analysis

• House Races

  • WV-01
    • Incumbent: Alan Mollohan (D)
    • Candidates
      • Incumbent: Alan Mollohan (D) - US Rep
        Alan Mollohan has been endorsed by the State Fed.
      • Chris Wakim (R)
    • Race Type: D-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Likely-D
      • CQ Politics Projection: Democrat Favored
    • National Journal Ranking: 50
    • Latest Polls: WV-01 NEW
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • Washington Post: Key Race Profile
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
  • WV-02
    • Incumbent: Shelly Moore Capito (R)
    • Candidates
      • Incumbent: Shelly Moore Capito (R) - US Rep
      • Mike Callaghan (D) - Ex-State Dem Chair
        Mike Callaghan has been endorsed by the State Fed.
    • Race Type: R-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-R
      • CQ Politics Projection: Republican Favored
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
  • WV-03
    • Incumbent: Nick Rahall (D)
    • Candidates
      • Incumbent: Nick Rahall (D) - US Rep
        Nick Rahall has been endorsed by the State Fed.
      • Kim Wolfe (R)
    • Race Type: D-I
    • Projections:
      • Charlie Cook's Projection: Solid-D
      • CQ Politics Projection: Safe Democrat
    • District Census Profile
    • District Map
    • National Journal Race Profile
    • OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile
    • DCCC District Profile
  • All House Races
    • OurCongress.org: West Virginia House Race News
    • National Journal Tipsheet
    • Sabato's Crystal Ball

• West Virginia Election Links

  • Politics1 Candidates List (All Statewide Races)
  • Washington Post: West Virginia Campaign Ads *NEW*
  • DC Political Report: West Virginia
  • Election Projection: West Virginia
  • Yahoo! West Virginia Election Page (Great Resource!)
  • Polling Report
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  • Associated Press State Profile
  • Associated Press Statewide Candidates List
  • Hedgehog Report: Latest Polls

• Campaign Finance

  • FEC Campaign Finance Data: All Federal Candidates