2000 West Virginia Senate election

2000 West Virginia Senate elections

November 7, 2000
18 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate (17 regular, 1 special) 18 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   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
Circular inset (SD 11): Special election      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   >90% Republican   50–60%   70–80%
Senate President before election Earl Ray Tomblin Democratic Elected Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin Democratic

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, 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, 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

Summary of the November 2000 West Virginia Senate election results

Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats
					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 Democratic   70.4% Republican   29.3% Libertarian   0.3%

House seats Democratic   82.4% Republican   17.6%

SD 1

2000 West Virginia SD 1 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2000 West Virginia SD 2 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2000 West Virginia SD 3 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2000 West Virginia SD 4 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2000 West Virginia SD 5 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Plymale (incumbent)	23,179	100.0
Total votes			23,179	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 6

2000 West Virginia SD 6 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Pat Fanning (incumbent)	19,770	100.0
Total votes			19,770	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 7

2000 West Virginia SD 7 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Ray Tomblin (incumbent)	26,408	100.0
Total votes			26,408	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 8

2000 West Virginia SD 8 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2000 West Virginia SD 9 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Billy Wayne Bailey (incumbent)	24,094	100.0
Total votes			24,094	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 10

2000 West Virginia SD 10 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anita Caldwell	25,625	100.0
Total votes			25,625	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 11 (Full term)

2000 West Virginia SD 11 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shirley Love (incumbent)	29,463	100.0
Total votes			29,463	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 11 (Unexpired term)

2000 West Virginia SD 11 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Burnette	24,568	73.3
	Republican	Hiram Lewis	8,960	26.7
Total votes			33,528	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 12

2000 West Virginia SD 12 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William R. Sharpe Jr. (incumbent)	31,797	100.0
Total votes			31,797	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 13

2000 West Virginia SD 13 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roman Prezioso (incumbent)	32,039	100.0
Total votes			32,039	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 14

2000 West Virginia SD 14 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2000 West Virginia SD 15 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Ross (incumbent)	28,055	100.0
Total votes			28,055	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 16

2000 West Virginia SD 16 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2000 West Virginia SD 17 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry L. Rowe (incumbent)	45,224	62.8
	Republican	Charles Lewis	26,779	37.2
Total votes			72,003	100.0
	Democratic hold