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.
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Major candidates
editDemocratic
edit- Jay Rockefeller, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican
edit- Jay Wolfe, State Senator and nominee for U.S. Senate for 1988
Campaign
editWolfe ran a Grassroots campaign. Rockefeller was the heavy favorite.[1][2] Rockefeller had $2.9 million cash on hand to Wolfe at $100,536 (In mid-October). Wolfe was endorsed by President George W. Bush and the National Rifle Association of America, but it wasn't enough to make the election competitive.[3]
Predictions
edit| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe D | November 4, 2002 |
Results
edit| 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
edit- Doddridge (largest municipality: West Union)
- Morgan (largest municipality: Berkeley Springs)
- Grant (largest municipality: Petersburg)
- Ritchie (largest municipality: Harrisville)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Gizzi, John (August 19, 2002). "Races of the week: Wolfe vs. Rockefeller". Human Events. 58 (31): 14, 21. ProQuest 235818357.
- ^ Wrenn, Deanna (October 29, 2002). "Poll puts incumbent in the lead: ; Wolfe says he still plans on beating Rockefeller Nov. 5". Charleston Daily Mail. p. 1A. ProQuest 331821155.
- ^ McCreary, Joedy (November 1, 2002). "Wolfe hopes grass-roots push unseats Rockefeller". The Charleston Gazette. p. 3A. 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.