2000 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

←  1998 November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07) 2002  →
All 3 West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Democratic Republican Libertarian Last election 3 0 0 Seats won 2 1 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 420,784 108,769 50,319 Percentage 72.56% 18.76% 8.68% Swing 8.08% 10.47% 2.39%
Democratic   80–90%   >90% Republican   40–50%

The 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 7, 2000, to determine who will represent the state of West Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. West Virginia has three seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 2000 [1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	420,784	72.56%	2	-1
	Republican	108,769	18.76%	1	+1
	Libertarian	50,319	8.68%	0	—
Totals		579,872	100.00%	3	—

District 1

See also: West Virginia's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Alan Mollohan defeated Libertarian Richard Kerr. This district covered the northern part of the state.

West Virginia's 1st congressional district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alan Mollohan (incumbent)	170,974	87.78
	Libertarian	Richard Kerr	23,797	12.22
Total votes			194,771	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 2

See also: West Virginia's 2nd congressional district

2000 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Shelley Moore Capito Jim Humphreys John Brown Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 108,769 103,003 12,543 Percentage 48.5% 45.9% 5.6%

Results by county Capito:     40-50%     50-60% Humphreys:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%

U.S. Representative before election Shelley Moore Capito Republican Elected U.S. Representative Shelley Moore Capito Republican

Republican Shelley Moore Capito defeated Democrat Jim Humphreys after incumbent Bob Wise retired to run for governor. Capito's victory marked the first time a Republican was elected to this district since 1980. This district covers the central part of the state.

West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito	108,769	48.49
	Democratic	Jim Humphreys	103,003	45.92
	Libertarian	John Brown	12,543	5.59
Total votes			224,315	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

See also: West Virginia's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Nick Rahall defeated Libertarian Jeff Robinson. This district covers the southern part of the state.

West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nick Rahall (incumbent)	146,807	91.31
	Libertarian	Jeff Robinson	13,979	8.69
Total votes			160,786	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".