2002 United States Senate election in West Virginia
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The 2002 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 5. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller won re-election to a fourth term, defeating Republican Jay Wolfe.
Major candidates
Democratic
- Jay Rockefeller, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican
- Jay Wolfe, State Senator and nominee for U.S. Senate for 1988
Campaign
Wolfe ran a
National Rifle Association of America, but it wasn't enough to make the election competitive.[3]
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4]
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Safe D | November 4, 2002 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Rockefeller (incumbent) | 275,281 | 63.11% | -13.54% | |
| Republican | Jay Wolfe | 160,902 | 36.89% | +13.54% | |
| Total votes | 436,183 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Doddridge (largest municipality: West Union)
- Morgan (largest municipality: Berkeley Springs)
- Grant (largest municipality: Petersburg)
- Ritchie (largest municipality: Harrisville)
See also
References
- ProQuest 235818357.
- ProQuest 331821155.
- ProQuest 331099095.
- ^ "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - WV US Senate Race - November 05, 2002". Archived from the original on October 14, 2007.