The 2000 United States Senate election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Byrd won re-election to an eighth term. He won every county and congressional district in the state with at least 60% of the vote. This was despite the fact that Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush won the state for President on the same ballot.
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County results Byrd: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Byrd would go on to become the longest serving U.S. senator in the history of the United States Senate at the end of this term, surpassing Strom Thurmond.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Byrd (incumbent) | 469,215 | 77.75% | |
Republican | David T. Gallaher | 121,635 | 20.16% | |
Libertarian | Joe Whelan | 12,627 | 2.09% | |
Majority | 347,580 | 57.60% | ||
Turnout | 603,477 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |