2000 West Virginia Senate election

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18 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
(17 regular, 1 special)
18 seats needed for a majority
|  | Majority party  | Minority party

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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  |  1  |  1
Popular vote  | 484,336 | 200,791
Percentage  | 70.4% | 29.3%
Seats up  | 15 | 3
Seats won  | 14 | 4

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Winner by party

Margin of victory

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

Democratic

50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

>90%

Republican

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70–80%

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| Senate President before election

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

| Elected Senate President

Earl Ray Tomblin
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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

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Summary of the November 2000 West Virginia Senate election results[3] Party  | Candidates  | Votes  | %  | Seats

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Before  | Up  | Won  | After  | +/–
| Democratic | 18  | 484,336 | 70.4% | 29 | 15 | 14 | 28 |  1
| Republican | 10  | 200,791  | 29.3%  | 5  | 3  | 4  | 6  |  1
| Libertarian | 1  | 2,885  | 0.3%  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
Total | 688,012  | 100%  | 34

| Popular vote

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Democratic |

| 70.4%
Republican |

| 29.3%
Libertarian |

| 0.3%

| House seats

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Democratic |

| 82.4%
Republican |

| 17.6%

## SD 1

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

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| 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

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

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| 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

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

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| 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

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

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| 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

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2000 West Virginia SD 5 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Robert Plymale (incumbent)  | 23,179  | 100.0
Total votes  | 23,179  | 100.0
| Democratic hold

## SD 6

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2000 West Virginia SD 6 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | John Pat Fanning (incumbent)  | 19,770  | 100.0
Total votes  | 19,770  | 100.0
| Democratic hold

## SD 7

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2000 West Virginia SD 7 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Earl Ray Tomblin (incumbent)  | 26,408  | 100.0
Total votes  | 26,408  | 100.0
| Democratic hold

## SD 8

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

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| 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

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2000 West Virginia SD 9 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Billy Wayne Bailey (incumbent)  | 24,094  | 100.0
Total votes  | 24,094  | 100.0
| Democratic hold

## SD 10

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2000 West Virginia SD 10 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Anita Caldwell | 25,625  | 100.0
Total votes  | 25,625  | 100.0
| Democratic hold

## SD 11 (Full term)

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2000 West Virginia SD 11 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Shirley Love (incumbent)  | 29,463  | 100.0
Total votes  | 29,463  | 100.0
| Democratic hold

## SD 11 (Unexpired term)

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2000 West Virginia SD 11 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Mark Burnette | 24,568  | 73.3
| Republican | Hiram Lewis  | 8,960  | 26.7
Total votes  | 33,528  | 100.0
| Democratic hold

## SD 12

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2000 West Virginia SD 12 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | William R. Sharpe Jr. (incumbent)  | 31,797  | 100.0
Total votes  | 31,797  | 100.0
| Democratic hold

## SD 13

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2000 West Virginia SD 13 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Roman Prezioso (incumbent)  | 32,039  | 100.0
Total votes  | 32,039  | 100.0
| Democratic hold

## SD 14

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

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| 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

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2000 West Virginia SD 15 general election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Mike Ross (incumbent)  | 28,055  | 100.0
Total votes  | 28,055  | 100.0
| Democratic hold

## SD 16

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

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| 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

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

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| 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

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1. ^ Holmes, Darrell (2001). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 83 ed.). p. 521. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
2. ^ Holmes, Darrell (2001). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 83 ed.). p. 747. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
3. ^ Holmes, Darrell (2001). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 83 ed.). p. 759. Retrieved February 18, 2024.

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