2000 West Virginia Senate election
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Circular inset (SD 11): Special election Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold
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The 2000 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. State senate seats in West Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms. 18 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election,[1] with 17 regular elections and with SD 11 holding an additional special election for Randy Schoonover, who resigned on September 7, 1999. 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,[2] the Democratic Party won over 70% of the vote for state senate candidates and retained a supermajority in the state legislature's upper chamber.
Summary
Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | |||||
Democratic | 18 | 484,336 | 70.4% | 29 | 15 | 14 | 28 | ![]() | |
Republican | 10 | 200,791 | 29.3% | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ![]() | |
Libertarian | 1 | 2,885 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Total | 688,012 | 100% | 34 |
SD 1
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Anita Caldwell | 25,625 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 25,625 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 11 (Full term)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shirley Love (incumbent) | 29,463 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 29,463 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 11 (Unexpired term)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Burnette | 24,568 | 73.3 | |
Republican | Hiram Lewis | 8,960 | 26.7 | |
Total votes | 33,528 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 12
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
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
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
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
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
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
- ^ 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.