Election Name: | 2000 West Virginia gubernatorial election |
Country: | West Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1996 West Virginia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Next Election: | 2004 West Virginia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2000 |
Image1: | File:Bob Wise 2002 (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Bob Wise |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 324,822 |
Percentage1: | 50.1% |
Nominee2: | Cecil Underwood |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 305,926 |
Percentage2: | 47.2% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Cecil Underwood |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Bob Wise |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2000 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican Governor Cecil Underwood ran for re-election to a second consecutive term in office, but was defeated by Democratic U.S. Representative Bob Wise. Concurrently, the state voted for the opposite party federally, choosing Republican nominee, George W. Bush over Democratic nominee Al Gore in the presidential election that year. To date, this was the last time in which an incumbent West Virginia Governor lost re-election.
Governor Cecil Underwood was easily re-nominated in the Republican primary, defeating three other candidates by a wide margin.