2000 West Virginia gubernatorial election explained

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Governor Cecil Underwood was easily re-nominated in the Republican primary, defeating three other candidates by a wide margin.

Results

General election

Debates

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic