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2 SD 1  





3 SD 2  





4 SD 3  





5 SD 4  





6 SD 5  





7 SD 6  





8 SD 7  





9 SD 8  





10 SD 9  





11 SD 10  





12 SD 11 (Full term)  





13 SD 11 (Unexpired term)  





14 SD 12  





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2000 West Virginia Senate elections

← 1998 November 7, 2000 2002 →

18 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
(17 regular, 1 special)
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Earl Ray Tomblin Vic Sprouse
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since 1995 1998
Leader's seat SD 7 SD 8
Seats before 29 5
Seats after 28 6
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1
Popular vote 484,336 200,791
Percentage 70.4% 29.3%
Seats up 15 3
Seats won 14 4

Circular inset (SD 11): Special election
     Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold

Senate President before election

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

Elected Senate President

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

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[edit]

Summary of the November 2000 West Virginia Senate election results[3]
Party Candidates Votes % Seats
Before Up Won After +/–
Democratic 18 484,336 70.4% 29 15 14 28 Decrease1
Republican 10 200,791 29.3% 5 3 4 6 Increase1
Libertarian 1 2,885 0.3% 0 0 0 0 Steady
Total 688,012 100% 34
Popular vote
Democratic

70.4%
Republican

29.3%
Libertarian

0.3%
House seats
Democratic

82.4%
Republican

17.6%

SD 1[edit]

2000 West Virginia SD 1 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
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]

2000 West Virginia SD 2 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
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]

2000 West Virginia SD 3 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
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]

2000 West Virginia SD 4 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
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]

2000 West Virginia SD 5 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Plymale (incumbent) 23,179 100.0
Total votes 23,179 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 6[edit]

2000 West Virginia SD 6 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Pat Fanning (incumbent) 19,770 100.0
Total votes 19,770 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 7[edit]

2000 West Virginia SD 7 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earl Ray Tomblin (incumbent) 26,408 100.0
Total votes 26,408 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 8[edit]

2000 West Virginia SD 8 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
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]

2000 West Virginia SD 9 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Billy Wayne Bailey (incumbent) 24,094 100.0
Total votes 24,094 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 10[edit]

2000 West Virginia SD 10 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anita Caldwell 25,625 100.0
Total votes 25,625 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 11 (Full term)[edit]

2000 West Virginia SD 11 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shirley Love (incumbent) 29,463 100.0
Total votes 29,463 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 11 (Unexpired term)[edit]

2000 West Virginia SD 11 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Burnette 24,568 73.3
Republican Hiram Lewis 8,960 26.7
Total votes 33,528 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 12[edit]

2000 West Virginia SD 12 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William R. Sharpe Jr. (incumbent) 31,797 100.0
Total votes 31,797 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 13[edit]

2000 West Virginia SD 13 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roman Prezioso (incumbent) 32,039 100.0
Total votes 32,039 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 14[edit]

2000 West Virginia SD 14 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
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]

2000 West Virginia SD 15 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Ross (incumbent) 28,055 100.0
Total votes 28,055 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 16[edit]

2000 West Virginia SD 16 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
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]

2000 West Virginia SD 17 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
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]

  1. ^ 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.

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