Election Name: | 2002 United States Senate election in West Virginia |
Country: | West Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1996 United States Senate election in West Virginia |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Next Election: | 2008 United States Senate election in West Virginia |
Next Year: | 2008 |
Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
Image1: | File:John rockefeller (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Jay Rockefeller |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 275,281 |
Percentage1: | 63.11% |
Nominee2: | Jay Wolfe |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 160,902 |
Percentage2: | 36.89% |
Map Size: | 250px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Jay Rockefeller |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Jay Rockefeller |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2002 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 5. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller won re-election to a fourth term, defeating Republican Jay Wolfe.
Wolfe ran a Grassroots campaign. Rockefeller was the heavy favorite.[1] [2] Rockefeller had $2.9 million cash on hand to Wolfe at $100,536 (In mid-October). Wolfe was endorsed by President George W. Bush and the National Rifle Association of America, but it wasn't enough to make the election competitive.[3]