2002 United States Senate election in West Virginia

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.

2002 United States Senate election in West Virginia

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Nominee Jay Rockefeller Jay Wolfe
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 275,281 160,902
Percentage 63.11% 36.89%

County results
Rockefeller:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Wolfe:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Jay Rockefeller
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Jay Rockefeller
Democratic

Major candidates

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Democratic

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Republican

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Campaign

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Wolfe 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

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe D November 4, 2002

Results

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2002 United States Senate election in West Virginia[5]
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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gizzi, John (August 19, 2002). "Races of the week: Wolfe vs. Rockefeller". Human Events. 58 (31): 14, 21. ProQuest 235818357.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ McCreary, Joedy (November 1, 2002). "Wolfe hopes grass-roots push unseats Rockefeller". The Charleston Gazette. p. 3A. ProQuest 331099095.
  4. ^ "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - WV US Senate Race - November 05, 2002". Archived from the original on October 14, 2007.