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The 2002 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2002, to elect members of the 76th Legislature. 17 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election. State senate seats in West Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms.[1] The election took place concurrently with the U.S. House elections. The Democratic Party won over 60% of the vote for state senate candidates, retaining a supermajority, but lost 4 seats to Republicans.
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Holds and gains Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold
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Summary edit
Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | |||||
Democratic | 17 | 278,449 | 61.1% | 28 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 4 | |
Republican | 12 | 176,195 | 38.7% | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | |
Mountain | 1 | 1,173 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Constitution | 1 | 39 | nil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 455,856 | 100% | 34 | 17 | 34 |
SD 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Edwin Bowman (incumbent) | 16,150 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 16,150 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Larry Edgell (incumbent) | 18,030 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 18,030 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Deem (incumbent) | 16,248 | 58.6 | |
Democratic | Jim Ball | 11,459 | 41.4 | |
Total votes | 27,707 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lisa D. Smith | 18,193 | 52.4 | |
Democratic | Oshel Craigo (incumbent) | 16,505 | 47.6 | |
Total votes | 34,698 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
SD 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Evan H. Jenkins | 12,192 | 50.2 | |
Republican | Thomas Scott | 12,089 | 49.8 | |
Total votes | 24,281 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | H. Truman Chafin (incumbent) | 12,713 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 12,713 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tracy Dempsey | 13,970 | 69.2 | |
Republican | Doug Waldron | 6,221 | 30.8 | |
Total votes | 20,191 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Harrison | 30,329 | 53.8 | |
Democratic | John R. Mitchell (incumbent) | 26,083 | 46.2 | |
Total votes | 56,412 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
SD 9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Russ Weeks | 9,982 | 51.7 | |
Democratic | William Wooton (incumbent) | 9,340 | 48.3 | |
Total votes | 19,322 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
SD 10 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jesse Guills | 14,760 | 58.2 | |
Democratic | Mary Compton | 10,607 | 41.8 | |
Total votes | 25,367 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
SD 11 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Randy White | 16,256 | 64.3 | |
Republican | Rick Rice | 9,024 | 35.7 | |
Total votes | 25,280 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 12 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Minard (incumbent) | 20,615 | 80.3 | |
Republican | Toni Tampoya | 5,070 | 19.7 | |
Total votes | 25,685 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 13 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Oliverio (incumbent) | 20,031 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 20,615 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 14 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sarah Minear (incumbent) | 18,774 | 67.1 | |
Democratic | James Baughman | 9,190 | 32.8 | |
Constitution | John Bartlett | 39 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 28,003 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
SD 15 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Walt Helmick (incumbent) | 14,630 | 55.7 | |
Republican | Chris Davis | 10,461 | 39.8 | |
Mountain | Kit Patten | 1,173 | 4.5 | |
Total votes | 26,264 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 16 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Unger (incumbent) | 20,021 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 20,021 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 17 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brooks McCabe (incumbent) | 30,657 | 55.0 | |
Republican | Patrick Lane | 25,044 | 45.0 | |
Total votes | 55,701 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
References edit
- ^ a b Holmes, Darrell (2003). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 84 ed.). p. 776. Retrieved February 20, 2024.