1996 United States Senate election in West Virginia
(Redirected from United States Senate election in West Virginia, 1996)
The 1996 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller was re-elected by over three quarters of the vote to a third consecutive term. This was the best election performance of Rockefeller's career.
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County results Rockefeller: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Bruce Barilla, Christian activist
- Jay Rockefeller, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jay Rockefeller (incumbent) | 280,303 | 88.44% | |
Democratic | Bruce Barilla | 36,637 | 11.56% | |
Total votes | 316,940 | 100.00% |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jay Rockefeller (incumbent) | 456,526 | 76.65% | +8.33 | |
Republican | Betty Burks | 139,088 | 23.35% | −8.33 | |
Total votes | 595,614 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "WV US Senate – D Primary, 1996". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "WV US Senate, 1996". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.