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2002 United States Senate election in West Virginia

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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

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.

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.