2000 West Virginia Senate election

2000 West Virginia Senate elections

← 1998 November 7, 2000 2002 →

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 Decrease 1 Increase 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

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,[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.

  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.