Election 2002 Results
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2002 US Senate election in West Virginia
John D. Rockefeller IV (Democrat) beat Jay Wolfe (Republican) in West Virginia in 2002, 63.1% to 36.9%, a margin of 26.2 points and 114,379 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1996, when John D. Rockefeller IV also won.
Democrats led in 51 of the 55 counties and Republicans in 4. The largest, Kanawha, cast 57,848 votes and went to the Democrat by 30.3 points. The closest was Morgan, where 13 votes separated the two parties.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John D. Rockefeller IV won | Democratic | 275,281 | 63.1% |
| Jay Wolfe | Republican | 160,902 | 36.9% |
| Total | 436,183 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | 37,679 65.1% | 20,169 34.9% | 57,848 | D+30.3 | |
| Cabell | 14,155 63.0% | 8,324 37.0% | 22,479 | D+25.9 | |
| Wood | 12,224 56.0% | 9,603 44.0% | 21,827 | D+12.0 | |
| Harrison | 10,580 61.5% | 6,612 38.5% | 17,192 | D+23.1 | |
| Berkeley | 8,874 52.3% | 8,088 47.7% | 16,962 | D+4.6 | |
| Monongalia | 10,937 64.5% | 6,024 35.5% | 16,961 | D+29.0 | |
| Putnam | 9,573 58.1% | 6,891 41.9% | 16,464 | D+16.3 | |
| Raleigh | 9,014 57.6% | 6,634 42.4% | 15,648 | D+15.2 | |
| Marion | 9,879 68.1% | 4,631 31.9% | 14,510 | D+36.2 | |
| Mercer | 7,867 63.9% | 4,435 36.1% | 12,302 | D+27.9 | |
| Ohio | 7,493 67.2% | 3,654 32.8% | 11,147 | D+34.4 | |
| Jefferson | 6,569 61.2% | 4,165 38.8% | 10,734 | D+22.4 | |
| Fayette | 7,143 72.4% | 2,723 27.6% | 9,866 | D+44.8 | |
| Greenbrier | 5,868 62.8% | 3,473 37.2% | 9,341 | D+25.6 | |
| Wayne | 6,354 68.3% | 2,951 31.7% | 9,305 | D+36.6 | |
| Marshall | 6,036 67.6% | 2,889 32.4% | 8,925 | D+35.3 | |
| Jackson | 5,339 60.3% | 3,509 39.7% | 8,848 | D+20.7 | |
| Logan | 6,109 80.9% | 1,439 19.1% | 7,548 | D+61.9 | |
| Preston | 4,369 58.1% | 3,153 41.9% | 7,522 | D+16.2 | |
| Mason | 4,913 66.0% | 2,534 34.0% | 7,447 | D+31.9 | |
| Randolph | 4,532 63.7% | 2,578 36.3% | 7,110 | D+27.5 | |
| Hancock | 4,457 69.5% | 1,959 30.5% | 6,416 | D+38.9 | |
| Mineral | 3,235 51.0% | 3,108 49.0% | 6,343 | D+2.0 | |
| Upshur | 3,160 51.2% | 3,016 48.8% | 6,176 | D+2.3 | |
| Nicholas | 4,046 66.7% | 2,021 33.3% | 6,067 | D+33.4 | |
| Boone | 4,562 79.7% | 1,163 20.3% | 5,725 | D+59.4 | |
| Mingo | 4,550 83.0% | 935 17.0% | 5,485 | D+65.9 | |
| Lincoln | 3,527 71.3% | 1,417 28.7% | 4,944 | D+42.7 | |
| Brooke | 3,430 70.9% | 1,405 29.1% | 4,835 | D+41.9 | |
| Lewis | 2,657 57.8% | 1,941 42.2% | 4,598 | D+15.6 | |
| Hampshire | 2,403 52.5% | 2,170 47.5% | 4,573 | D+5.1 | |
| Barbour | 2,691 61.4% | 1,693 38.6% | 4,384 | D+22.8 | |
| Wyoming | 3,171 72.7% | 1,191 27.3% | 4,362 | D+45.4 | |
| Roane | 2,679 61.9% | 1,650 38.1% | 4,329 | D+23.8 | |
| Taylor | 2,701 64.8% | 1,470 35.2% | 4,171 | D+29.5 | |
| Morgan | 1,940 49.8% | 1,953 50.2% | 3,893 | R+0.3 | |
| Wetzel | 2,432 65.9% | 1,261 34.1% | 3,693 | D+31.7 | |
| Monroe | 2,228 60.6% | 1,448 39.4% | 3,676 | D+21.2 | |
| McDowell | 3,130 85.3% | 540 14.7% | 3,670 | D+70.6 | |
| Braxton | 2,292 64.8% | 1,247 35.2% | 3,539 | D+29.5 | |
| Hardy | 2,185 66.7% | 1,092 33.3% | 3,277 | D+33.4 | |
| Summers | 1,945 60.3% | 1,282 39.7% | 3,227 | D+20.5 | |
| Ritchie | 1,187 43.4% | 1,551 56.6% | 2,738 | R+13.3 | |
| Grant | 1,096 40.2% | 1,628 59.8% | 2,724 | R+19.5 | |
| Clay | 1,675 66.7% | 838 33.3% | 2,513 | D+33.3 | |
| Tucker | 1,489 61.3% | 939 38.7% | 2,428 | D+22.7 | |
| Pocahontas | 1,534 64.9% | 830 35.1% | 2,364 | D+29.8 | |
| Webster | 1,767 76.7% | 536 23.3% | 2,303 | D+53.5 | |
| Tyler | 1,092 50.4% | 1,074 49.6% | 2,166 | D+0.8 | |
| Pendleton | 1,325 61.3% | 838 38.7% | 2,163 | D+22.5 | |
| Pleasants | 1,170 58.0% | 847 42.0% | 2,017 | D+16.0 | |
| Doddridge | 738 37.1% | 1,250 62.9% | 1,988 | R+25.8 | |
| Calhoun | 1,239 63.9% | 701 36.1% | 1,940 | D+27.7 | |
| Gilmer | 1,087 60.8% | 702 39.2% | 1,789 | D+21.5 | |
| Wirt | 954 56.8% | 727 43.2% | 1,681 | D+13.5 |
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
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |