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Elections in West Virginia |
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The 2000 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. 17 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election.[1] The election took place concurrently with the presidential, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and gubernatorial elections. While Republican candidate for George W. Bush won the state in the presidential election, the Democratic Party won over 70% of the vote for state senate candidates and retained a supermajority in the state legislature's upper chamber.[2]
Summary edit
Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | |||||
Democratic | 17 | 459,768 | 70.3% | 29 | 14 | 13 | 28 | ||
Republican | 9 | 191,831 | 29.3% | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
Libertarian | 1 | 2,885 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 654,485 | 100% | 34 |
SD 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Andy McKenzie (incumbent) | 19,168 | 54.3 | |
Democratic | Walter Bish | 16,159 | 45.7 | |
Total votes | 35,327 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
SD 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jeffrey V. Kessler (incumbent) | 22,344 | 69.7 | |
Republican | Larry Tighe | 9,726 | 30.3 | |
Total votes | 32,070 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Donna Boley (incumbent) | 28,396 | 70.7 | |
Democratic | Louis Flade | 11,786 | 29.3 | |
Total votes | 40,182 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
SD 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Karen Facemyer | 24,003 | 51.4 | |
Democratic | Robert Dittmar | 22,656 | 48.6 | |
Total votes | 46,659 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
SD 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Plymale (incumbent) | 23,179 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 23,179 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Pat Fanning (incumbent) | 19,770 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 19,770 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earl Ray Tomblin (incumbent) | 26,408 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 26,408 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Vic Sprouse (incumbent) | 39,188 | 53.1 | |
Democratic | Mark Hunt | 34,665 | 46.9 | |
Total votes | 73,853 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
SD 9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Billy Wayne Bailey (incumbent) | 24,094 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 24,094 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 10 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Anita Caldwell | 25,625 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 25,625 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 11 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shirley Love (incumbent) | 29,463 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 29,463 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 12 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William R. Sharpe Jr. (incumbent) | 31,797 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 31,797 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 13 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Roman Prezioso (incumbent) | 32,039 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 32,039 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 14 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jon Blair Hunter (incumbent) | 21,528 | 53.7 | |
Republican | Robert Harman | 15,696 | 39.1 | |
Libertarian | John Bartlett | 2,885 | 7.2 | |
Total votes | 40,109 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 15 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Ross (incumbent) | 28,055 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 28,055 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 16 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Herb Snyder (incumbent) | 20,408 | 50.6 | |
Republican | Greg Corliss | 19,915 | 49.4 | |
Total votes | 40,323 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 17 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Larry L. Rowe (incumbent) | 45,224 | 62.8 | |
Republican | Charles Lewis | 26,779 | 37.2 | |
Total votes | 72,003 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
References edit
- ^ Holmes, Darrell (2001). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 83 ed.). p. 521. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Holmes, Darrell (2001). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 83 ed.). p. 747. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Holmes, Darrell (2001). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 83 ed.). p. 759. Retrieved February 18, 2024.