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Election 1996 Results

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1996 US Senate election in West Virginia

John D. Rockefeller IV (Democrat) beat Betty A. Burks (Republican) in West Virginia in 1996, 76.6% to 23.4%, a margin of 53.3 points and 317,438 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1990, when John D. Rockefeller IV also won.

Democrats led in 55 of the 55 counties. The largest, Kanawha, cast 70,039 votes and went to the Democrat by 52.1 points. The closest was Grant, where 392 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John D. Rockefeller IV won Democratic 456,526 76.6%
Betty A. Burks Republican 139,088 23.4%
Total595,614

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 53,263 76.0% 16,776 24.0% 70,039 D+52.1
Wood 20,472 70.3% 8,652 29.7% 29,124 D+40.6
Cabell 21,953 75.6% 7,086 24.4% 29,039 D+51.2
Harrison 21,081 79.9% 5,305 20.1% 26,386 D+59.8
Monongalia 20,030 76.3% 6,219 23.7% 26,249 D+52.6
Raleigh 17,413 78.8% 4,694 21.2% 22,107 D+57.5
Marion 17,457 82.3% 3,750 17.7% 21,207 D+64.6
Berkeley 12,867 66.2% 6,571 33.8% 19,438 D+32.4
Mercer 13,516 76.8% 4,076 23.2% 17,592 D+53.7
Putnam 12,253 72.2% 4,722 27.8% 16,975 D+44.4
Ohio 12,865 78.7% 3,478 21.3% 16,343 D+57.4
Logan 13,129 90.7% 1,352 9.3% 14,481 D+81.3
Wayne 10,747 77.7% 3,090 22.3% 13,837 D+55.3
Hancock 10,849 82.7% 2,272 17.3% 13,121 D+65.4
Marshall 10,322 78.8% 2,778 21.2% 13,100 D+57.6
Fayette 11,093 85.8% 1,835 14.2% 12,928 D+71.6
Jefferson 8,686 70.4% 3,657 29.6% 12,343 D+40.7
Greenbrier 9,248 77.2% 2,735 22.8% 11,983 D+54.4
Mason 7,923 76.5% 2,429 23.5% 10,352 D+53.1
Preston 7,241 71.8% 2,841 28.2% 10,082 D+43.6
Randolph 7,736 77.9% 2,193 22.1% 9,929 D+55.8
Mingo 8,809 89.6% 1,017 10.4% 9,826 D+79.3
Jackson 6,774 71.3% 2,724 28.7% 9,498 D+42.6
Mineral 5,606 63.3% 3,254 36.7% 8,860 D+26.5
Brooke 7,410 83.9% 1,421 16.1% 8,831 D+67.8
Boone 7,123 87.4% 1,024 12.6% 8,147 D+74.9
McDowell 7,255 89.3% 871 10.7% 8,126 D+78.6
Wyoming 6,943 86.2% 1,113 13.8% 8,056 D+72.4
Lincoln 6,181 77.6% 1,785 22.4% 7,966 D+55.2
Nicholas 6,216 81.6% 1,400 18.4% 7,616 D+63.2
Upshur 4,733 71.3% 1,908 28.7% 6,641 D+42.5
Lewis 4,556 74.7% 1,539 25.3% 6,095 D+49.5
Barbour 4,367 74.6% 1,490 25.4% 5,857 D+49.1
Hampshire 3,527 62.6% 2,110 37.4% 5,637 D+25.1
Wetzel 4,386 80.6% 1,059 19.4% 5,445 D+61.1
Taylor 4,107 76.0% 1,296 24.0% 5,403 D+52.0
Roane 3,462 69.0% 1,555 31.0% 5,017 D+38.0
Monroe 3,500 72.9% 1,303 27.1% 4,803 D+45.7
Braxton 3,795 79.9% 953 20.1% 4,748 D+59.9
Morgan 2,829 61.8% 1,748 38.2% 4,577 D+23.6
Summers 3,143 78.0% 889 22.0% 4,032 D+55.9
Hardy 2,844 71.9% 1,111 28.1% 3,955 D+43.8
Grant 2,023 55.4% 1,631 44.6% 3,654 D+10.7
Ritchie 2,333 65.1% 1,252 34.9% 3,585 D+30.2
Tyler 2,540 71.4% 1,018 28.6% 3,558 D+42.8
Clay 2,788 79.7% 711 20.3% 3,499 D+59.4
Pocahontas 2,504 74.5% 858 25.5% 3,362 D+49.0
Webster 2,951 88.7% 376 11.3% 3,327 D+77.4
Tucker 2,359 74.3% 816 25.7% 3,175 D+48.6
Pleasants 2,294 74.4% 789 25.6% 3,083 D+48.8
Pendleton 2,235 74.6% 762 25.4% 2,997 D+49.1
Calhoun 1,955 74.4% 672 25.6% 2,627 D+48.8
Gilmer 1,893 76.4% 584 23.6% 2,477 D+52.8
Doddridge 1,495 61.9% 922 38.1% 2,417 D+23.7
Wirt 1,446 70.1% 616 29.9% 2,062 D+40.3

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

West Virginia Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Jim Justice (R) R+41.0
2020 Shelley Moore Capito (R) R+43.3
2018 Joe Manchin (D) D+3.3
2014 Shelley Moore Capito (R) R+27.7
2012 Joe Manchin III (D) D+24.1
2008 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+27.5
2006 Robert Byrd (D) D+30.7
2002 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+26.2
2000 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+57.6
1996 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+53.3
1994 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+38.0
1990 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+36.6
1988 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+29.5
1984 Jay Rockefeller (D) D+4.1
1982 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+37.7
1978 Jennings Randolph (D) D+1.0
1976 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+100.0
1972 Jennings Randolph (D) D+32.9
1970 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+55.3
1966 Jennings Randolph (D) D+19.0
1964 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+35.3
1960 Jennings Randolph (D) D+10.7
1958 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+18.4
1954 Matthew Neely (D) D+9.6
1952 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+7.2
1948 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+14.0
1946 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+0.7
1942 Chapman Revercomb (R) R+10.7
1940 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+12.7
1936 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+18.2
1934 Rush D. Holt (D) D+10.7
1930 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+24.0
1928 Henry D. Hatfield (R) R+1.5
1924 Guy D. Goff (R) R+3.2
1922 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+3.6
1918 Davis Elkins (R) R+8.1
1916 Howard Sutherland (R) R+2.0