2002 West Virginia Senate election

2002 West Virginia Senate elections
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17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate ; 18 seats needed for a majority
Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% >90%	Republican 50–60% 60–70%
Senate President before election; Earl Ray Tomblin ; Democratic	Elected Senate President ; Earl Ray Tomblin ; Democratic

Last updated March 02, 2025

The 2002 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2002, to elect members of the 76th Legislature. 17 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election. State senate seats in West Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms.^[1] The election took place concurrently with the U.S. House elections. The Democratic Party won over 60% of the vote for state senate candidates, retaining a supermajority, but lost 4 seats to Republicans.

Summary

Summary of the 2002 West Virginia Senate election results^[1]
Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats
Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Democratic	17	278,449	61.1%	28	15	11	24	4
	Republican	12	176,195	38.7%	6	2	6	10	4
	Mountain	1	1,173	0.2%	0	0	0	0
	Constitution	1	39	nil	0	0	0	0
Total			455,856	100%	34	17		34

Popular vote

Democratic			61.1%
Republican			38.7%
Mountain			0.2%
Constitution			nil%

Senate seats

Democratic			70.6%
Republican			29.4%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[2]	Safe D	October 4, 2002

SD 1

2002 West Virginia SD 1 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edwin Bowman (incumbent)	16,150	100.0
Total votes			16,150	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 2

2002 West Virginia SD 2 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Edgell (incumbent)	18,030	100.0
Total votes			18,030	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 3

2002 West Virginia SD 3 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Deem (incumbent)	16,248	58.6
	Democratic	Jim Ball	11,459	41.4
Total votes			27,707	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 4

2002 West Virginia SD 4 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lisa D. Smith	18,193	52.4
	Democratic	Oshel Craigo (incumbent)	16,505	47.6
Total votes			34,698	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

SD 5

2002 West Virginia SD 5 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Evan H. Jenkins	12,192	50.2
	Republican	Thomas Scott	12,089	49.8
Total votes			24,281	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 6

2002 West Virginia SD 6 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	H. Truman Chafin (incumbent)	12,713	100.0
Total votes			12,713	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 7

2002 West Virginia SD 7 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tracy Dempsey	13,970	69.2
	Republican	Doug Waldron	6,221	30.8
Total votes			20,191	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 8

2002 West Virginia SD 8 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Harrison	30,329	53.8
	Democratic	John R. Mitchell (incumbent)	26,083	46.2
Total votes			56,412	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

SD 9

2002 West Virginia SD 9 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russ Weeks	9,982	51.7
	Democratic	William Wooton (incumbent)	9,340	48.3
Total votes			19,322	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

SD 10

2002 West Virginia SD 10 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jesse Guills	14,760	58.2
	Democratic	Mary Compton	10,607	41.8
Total votes			25,367	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

SD 11

2002 West Virginia SD 11 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Randy White	16,256	64.3
	Republican	Rick Rice	9,024	35.7
Total votes			25,280	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 12

2002 West Virginia SD 12 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Minard (incumbent)	20,615	80.3
	Republican	Toni Tampoya	5,070	19.7
Total votes			25,685	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 13

2002 West Virginia SD 13 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Oliverio (incumbent)	20,031	100.0
Total votes			20,615	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 14

2002 West Virginia SD 14 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sarah Minear (incumbent)	18,774	67.1
	Democratic	James Baughman	9,190	32.8
	Constitution	John Bartlett	39	0.1
Total votes			28,003	100.0
	Republican hold

SD 15

2002 West Virginia SD 15 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walt Helmick (incumbent)	14,630	55.7
	Republican	Chris Davis	10,461	39.8
	Mountain	Kit Patten	1,173	4.5
Total votes			26,264	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 16

2002 West Virginia SD 16 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Unger (incumbent)	20,021	100.0
Total votes			20,021	100.0
	Democratic hold

SD 17

2002 West Virginia SD 15 general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brooks McCabe (incumbent)	30,657	55.0
	Republican	Patrick Lane	25,044	45.0
Total votes			55,701	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

1 2 Holmes, Darrell (2003). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 84 ed.). p. 776. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
↑ Jacobson, Louis (October 4, 2002). "2002 State Legislature Ratings" . The Cook Political Report : 149–150. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020 – via Harvard Dataverse.

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[Results-1] 1 2 Holmes, Darrell (2003). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 84 ed.). p. 776. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[:0-2] Jacobson, Louis (October 4, 2002). "2002 State Legislature Ratings" . The Cook Political Report : 149–150. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020 – via Harvard Dataverse.

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